This dry arroyo was a little brook
\nwhere lovely golden trout would come to spawn
\nuntil another toilet flushing took
\nthe last drop left by lush suburban lawns.<\/p>\n
This reservoir is nearly empty now.
\nOnce built to flood a habitat for power,
\nthe turbines barely turn. I wonder how
\nwe thought another thousand farms could flower.<\/p>\n
This well was once artisian, spouting clear,
\nbut now a deeper pipe is driven down
\nto chase the aquifer receding here
\nand send the drinking water into town.<\/p>\n
This water tap once ran as clear as glass,
\nbut now is murky with a musty smell
\nsince factories made people \u201clower class\u201d
\nby making neighborhoods resemble Hell.<\/p>\n
This forest once had half a million trees
\nuntil they parched in summer\u2019s baking heat
\nand some spark set a raging fire free \u2014
\nnow only sylvan memories are sweet.<\/p>\n
This little stream has now become a river,
\nswollen with the deluge \u2014 in a day
\nthe rain of half a normal year delivered \u2014
\nand all the work of humans swept away.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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