Monday Poem

Global Warming Facts For the Obtuse

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1

if I’m standing in a house engulfed in flames
it can still be 10 below in the freezer
for a while
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2

if it’s 10 below in New England in December
but the mean temperature of the planet
continues to rise  it means
that in New England on the planet in December
it’s like being in an ice-maker in a blazing house
for a while

Jim Culleny
12/31/17