marlene mountain
one-line haiku
'as is' groupings
1980s


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autumn stillness i take less of the world's evils to heart
over 50000 nuclear weapons on the planet
forester marks trees that should be cut the sacred grove
1 in 3 american women likely to be raped

are other poems more honest than haiku are honest
i live in my room when i can
'national center for missing and exploited children'
birds at the feeder no birds now birds again

'women have been suppressed longer than any other group'
censorship of 'nature' in haiku
first snow more aware of all that needs to get done
$111 thousand the average american house

'males are more fragile than females throughout life'
approximately 22000 toxic waste sites in the usa
400 nuclear plants
world wide 30 million unwanted pregnancies

500000 gallons of nuclear wastes per year
1 in 3 american women likely to be raped
'national center for missing and exploited children'
five children die everyday in america of abuse

one thousand rape crises centers
200000 die of botched abortions world wide
40% of nyc children are in absolute poverty


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