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2019
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PARADISE LOST
Jack Hatzfeld Coastal Winds, 2019
FUNERAL FOR A GLACIER by D.M. Tomkins A letter to the future Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the Next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you will know if we did it. Ă gĂşst 2019 415ppm CO2
-Plaque at the site of the former glacier Okjokull
They held a funeral for a glacier And hundreds came to pay respects I made the casket from plastic
I dug the grave and let it bury others They cried out And I kept my eyes lowered Overcast Ignorance for peace of mind I deserved peace in my time 200 years seems like a long time to know if we did what was needed. By then the whole world may be on fire everything melting the heat breaking the bonds of ice The plaque was made after the glacier lost 80% (or more) of itself If I lost 80% of myself I would be pronounced dead So they pronounced it dead, because That block of ice gave more life Than me, or anyone, ever could
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