Monday, April 22, 2024

Earth Day

Something shines out,
a truth so self-evident that the words dictate themselves.

We’re cashing in a billion years of planetary savings bonds
and blowing it on assorted bling.

            Richard Powers, The Overstory

 

 

 

 

 

 

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