Freezing Rain

Frozen wiper blades
struggle to clear
water ice crystal drops
building on the window.

And as I wait for the heat
to banish this strangely
blinding freezing ice,

I heard the radio announcer ask
" and what do you say when
someone makes a joke
of global warming?"

"When first we talked of this
the elders knowledge,
laughter was a common thing.
Now they ask how
we will survive the rising sea."

Orange sunset light
comes clearer now
but still it is the end
of life as we know it.

Angus February 20 2002