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A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454. |:A D9 |E7 A | | A D9 |E7 A :| x2 A D9 E7s4 A To view our Earth is disconcerting A D9 E A Dammed place may land up dry as bones A D9 E7s4 F#m
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A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 • |:A D9 |E7 A | • | A D9 |E7 A :| x2 • A D9 E7s4 A • To view our Earth is disconcerting • A D9 E A • Dammed place may land up dry as bones A D9 E7s4 F#m • With overuse and exponential • A D9 E A • Expansion of industrial zones View of Earth Gil Hurwitz 1
A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 A D9 E7s4 A • But eyes high I spy----------- • AD9 E A • Ice-floes’ demise from polar seas • AD9E7s4F#m • And eaux------- oh those emotive • AD9EA • Haut-photos of Burty-yn-sky’s View of Earth 2
A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 A D9 E7s4 A • Ice-caps dislodging, likely toasted, • AD9 E A • Will flood the coast-lines, raise the seas; • AD9E7s4 • Less rain on heights, our food-stores • F#m • threatened • AD9EA • Our stewardship’s a travesty. State of Life 3
A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 A D9 E7s4 A • Water-woes---we owe to no one • AD9 E A • Only ourselves not autrui; • AD9E7s4 F#m • Ouïe! Unwilling eyes we open • AD9EA • Edward’s lament-landscapes we see. View of Earth 4
A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 A D9 E7s4 A • Parched Colorado River delta, • AD9 E A • Flow diverted – raise some herds- • AD9E7s4 F#m • Fish and amphibians find no shelter • AD9EA • Plundered profits, pain deferred. State of Life 5
A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 A D9 E7s4 A • Manufactured western suburbs, • AD9 E A • Life floats on dwindling aquifers; • AD9E7s4F#m • Next door the ancient ghostly remnants • AD9EA • Of cultures faltered, disappeared. State of Life 6
A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 A D9 E7s4 A • And drought ------- no doubt about it • AD9 E A • We’re drifting to that turn of things • AD9E7s4F#m • What clout ------- to save our offspring • AD9EA • - Cherish each drop that wetting wrings. View of Earth 7
A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 A D9 E7s4 A • Our leaders opt for obfuscation • AD9 E A • A short-term outlook is obscene – • AD9E7s4 F#m • A final geologic era • AD9EA • Warm welcome to Anthropocene. State of Life 8
A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 A D9 E7s4 A • And whoa!------ those emotive • AD9 E A • Views captured by Burty-y-nsky ! • AD9E7s4F#m • Decry------ and why not try • AD9EA • Avoid our man-made destiny View of Earth 9
A 2100 D9 2200 E7s4 4455 F#m 6654 A 6454 A D9 • The news from Earth is • Rit. E7s4 F#m ! • disconcerting………… View of Earth 10