Hope but

In 2050,

In Vermont:

 

I hope there will be

the same amount

of forest,

but there may

be less

as there is now

from 1990.

 

I hope my children

will know

clean rivers,

but it is possible

that they won't

swim the way I know it.

 

I hope my parents

can grow old

in a quiet valley

with loving neighbors,

but who knows

if the valleys

will soon be gone

to construction.

 

I hope to make

the future I want

but I am not sure

that I can control

even this.

Posted in response to the challenge PAST CONTESTS: Vermont in 2050.

Popcorn

VT

14 years old

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