ARAL SEA

ARAL SEA                                                                                                VGow 03/02/13

Rusty monoliths

Sunken deep in desert dust.

Ancient wooden ships,

Cry out for their ghostly crew.

Empty town Mynak,

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan.

Help! Help my people.

Cry beloved scenery.

Save my dying sea.

Once forth largest in the world.

Fed by two rivers

Now drained for irrigation.

All sweet fish vanish.

Fisher families hungry.

Sea grass fed fishes,

Greed for cotton poisoned sea.

All life extinguished.

Health defects and cancers grow.

Sigh for the distant

line upon the horizon.

Yet still there is hope

From a wealthy vocal few

Global company

Starts to replant sea grasses

Time to repair damage

Ethical use of power

Whilst still there is light.