Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Friend or Foe: The Red Cedar. Fifty years ago, the moderately scarce Red Cedar Was often sought out for a Christmas tree on the landscape. Now, with the Climate Crisis and drought in the Midwest, Red Cedar are spreading and covering the landscape, Out competing other plants in water efficiency. This phenomenon, of course, increases fire incidents As well as transpiring millions of gallons of much needed water. Do we choose control burns to prevent fire? Or to mass cut or chain drag populated treed areas-- Resulting in mass destruction to wipe out one renegade species? Is this at all analygas to Israel's quandary Of eliminating masses of innocent population, in order To ferret out the fewer Hamas, who challenge Israel's existence? Nature seems to often mirror the conundrums Challenging human population's welfare. Frank Maurer 23 January 2024 0940 Hours.