Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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The Rivers Turn Red--A Winter Solstice Tale. Alaska is our greatest wild area remaining. This is a place to be preserved as is, forever. Temperatures are rising here, four times faster than elsewhere. Ah, how nice; harsh cold winters are diminishing. But no, the rising temperatures are melting the frozen Tundra, And slowly materials are being released from the soil. The flow of melting slush has begun gravitating to the rivers, And gradually these rivers are beginning their change. The rivers' waters transformed From clear and crystalin to red pigmentation. All from the neglect of our planetary home, Our rivers, vessels of the planet, are bleeding before our eyes. Frank Maurer 21 December 2025 1255 Hours.