PUNGENT AROMA
When man was created, God gave us a nose,
The essence of smelling aromas we chose,
Flowers in the springtime, the blossoms in May,
A horse in his stable and freshly mown hay,
Roses in summertime, honeysuckle in June,
Seaweed at the seaside on sand in the dune.
But man has abused it, God's creation of smell,
Paint sprays of cellulose, exhaust fumes as well,
Sulphur and chemicals emit from tall flues,
Byproducts of slaughter are processed for glues,
Fertiliser from bones, spread out on the land,
Effluent is treated, the pungency fanned.
For these necessities of our life today
With God's own creation, through the nose, we pay.
Copyright Pauline M. Hutchinson 1994