{"id":43552,"date":"2019-12-19T22:58:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T22:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=43552"},"modified":"2019-12-19T22:58:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T22:58:59","slug":"if-massachusetts-can-do-it-so-can-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/12\/if-massachusetts-can-do-it-so-can-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"If Massachusetts can do it so can the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The reasoning power of many<br \/>\nAnd the consciousness of some<br \/>\nThe inner child whose spirit<br \/>\nWho perhaps may put their thumb<br \/>\nDirectly onto a problem<br \/>\nWith hindsight probably<br \/>\nMay browse for hours<br \/>\nAnd smell the flowers<br \/>\nBefore commenting thoughtfully<\/p>\n<p>Distracted from the issue<br \/>\nThrough inconsideration<br \/>\nAn undutifulness by default<br \/>\nOr rash procrastination<br \/>\nUncaring even reckless<br \/>\nCaught napping in a way<br \/>\nNeglectful and oblivious<br \/>\nLeft to another day<\/p>\n<p>Loose thinking solecism<br \/>\nIrrelevant unbearable<br \/>\nBeg the question too<br \/>\nargue in a circle<br \/>\nIt just has to do<br \/>\nShort sighted gullibility<br \/>\nThat very jaundiced eye<br \/>\nThere is always one in any crowd<br \/>\nNo visionaries and why<\/p>\n<p>Because of the na\u00efvet\u00e9<br \/>\nA weakness in the midst<br \/>\nJust too much resistance<br \/>\nHigh fives get the gist<br \/>\nAn inappreciation<br \/>\nOf wildness at the core<br \/>\nThat obstacle to knowledge<br \/>\nAnd what it\u2019s really for<\/p>\n<p>A real authenticity<br \/>\nA genuineness to see<br \/>\nOut beyond the corporation<br \/>\nAnd the fallacy<br \/>\nToo much irrationality<br \/>\nAnd a lack of what is right<br \/>\nOf compassion and of empathy<br \/>\nAnd walking with the light<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s good that Massachusetts<br \/>\nHave come together they<br \/>\nRealise the animals are important<br \/>\nAnd the day<br \/>\nThat contest for the killing<br \/>\nOf creatures everywhere<br \/>\nCome to an end which then does send<br \/>\nSome distance from despair<\/p>\n<p>The piles of dead the waste of life<br \/>\nTo Imbalance that they cause<br \/>\nBlood sports can\u2019t be countenanced<br \/>\nThe need is so to pause<br \/>\nTo find the Age of Enlightenment<br \/>\nBe alert and be aware<br \/>\nJust profit from experience<br \/>\nAnd finally clear the air<\/p>\n<p>Hunters there are still a lot<br \/>\nTrappers and the hangers on<br \/>\nThe  Meat Trade and the Fur Trade<br \/>\nThe designer classes when they are gone<br \/>\nOverboard with the animals parts<br \/>\nThat should be out of bounds<br \/>\nSoundness of mind is important<br \/>\nNow there are good grounds<\/p>\n<p>For ceasing all this murdering<br \/>\nThis torture and this suffering<br \/>\nAnimals all should have rights<br \/>\nAnd blood sports everywhere<br \/>\nMust be banned let\u2019s lift our hand<br \/>\nAnd applaud the people who<br \/>\nHave  seen the light<br \/>\nAnd love how bright<br \/>\nIt is now that they do<\/p>\n<p>To the fisheries and wildlife Board<br \/>\nAnd to all the people of Massachusetts well done<br \/>\nYou are angels in your own right<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reasoning power of many And the consciousness of some The inner child whose spirit Who perhaps may put their thumb Directly onto a problem With hindsight probably May browse for hours And smell the flowers Before commenting thoughtfully Distracted &hellip; 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