{"id":38876,"date":"2018-09-25T09:41:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T09:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=38876"},"modified":"2018-09-25T10:12:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T10:12:59","slug":"turtles-and-their-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/09\/turtles-and-their-destiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Turtles and their destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I find it hard to contemplate<br \/>\nDecisions that are made<br \/>\nTo overide the natural world<br \/>\nWhere evolution laid<br \/>\nAn existential promise<br \/>\nInstictively that see<br \/>\nA vibrational distinction<br \/>\nWhere sea turtles choose to be<\/p>\n<p>A private beach in Florida<br \/>\nOn the Eastern Shore<br \/>\nOf the Gulf of Mexico<br \/>\nPrivate homes galore<br \/>\nAn unadulterated view<br \/>\nOf the Western Sky<br \/>\nAnd then to see these turtles<br \/>\nlaying eggs<br \/>\nThey all ask why<\/p>\n<p>Their place of natural beauty<br \/>\nWhere the ambiance is pure<br \/>\nBellair Shore must not ignore<br \/>\nTheir need it is no lure<br \/>\nFor creatures wild or any other<br \/>\nTo lay eggs for they<br \/>\nCare about their beautiful beach<br \/>\nAnd all this is in their way<\/p>\n<p>They fail to see the essentialness<br \/>\nWhy nature sought to choose<br \/>\nThey believe it lowers the very tone<br \/>\nTheir exclusiveness they lose<br \/>\nA selfish streak, humanity<br \/>\nWho refuse to relate to the whole<br \/>\nEnvironment around them<br \/>\nI think that just lacks soul<\/p>\n<p>A kinship with the natural world<br \/>\nA liason is the thing<br \/>\nThe analogy of  belonging<br \/>\nAnd what that begins to bring<br \/>\nTo societies around the world<br \/>\nWho truthfully wish to share<br \/>\nRather than Want the opposite<br \/>\nAnd really do not  care<\/p>\n<p>Irrespective of the nature<br \/>\nAnd its consequence to life<br \/>\nThey care about their real estate<br \/>\nAnd house prices the strife<br \/>\nThey feel is of importance<br \/>\nAs for shell like sods<br \/>\nThey can go and take a running jump<br \/>\nAnd actually blame their gods<\/p>\n<p>For guiding them to a private beach<br \/>\nIn Florida where we<br \/>\nThe residents pay high regard<br \/>\nIt costs enormously<br \/>\nTo live here in this exclusive place<br \/>\nIt reminds me of the tale<br \/>\nOf the giant that built a huge high wall<br \/>\nAnd Everything went stale<br \/>\nNo birds no insects no animals<br \/>\nVisited him at all<br \/>\nHe had his blooming paradise<br \/>\nBut nobody did call<\/p>\n<p>The world was meant for sharing<br \/>\nWith the wild souls of the sea<br \/>\nOf the air the forests and the fields<br \/>\nWe all need to be<br \/>\nOne family together<br \/>\nFor the common good<br \/>\nWe are all natures children<br \/>\nThink hard because you should<\/p>\n<p>To these rich guys in their houses<br \/>\nOverlooking the gulf and sea<br \/>\nRemember to be beautiful<br \/>\nLife just has to be<br \/>\nFull of love  and caring<br \/>\nDont uglify and feel<br \/>\nFor Beneath your feet there is more to life<br \/>\nThan your real estates reveal<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I beg you all to think again&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I find it hard to contemplate Decisions that are made To overide the natural world Where evolution laid An existential promise Instictively that see A vibrational distinction Where sea turtles choose to be A private beach in Florida On the &hellip; 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