... But That's Progress Poem by Joseph Anthony Montefusco

This land was once vastly green
Soil was as pure as lake water
Wild beasts roamed free
And Mother Earth was queen

Then out of nowhere these things came
Giant metal towers fell and scraped the sky
Power over nature they gained
Many species died in the metal's name

Now a spec of grass can rarely be spied
Even the beasts are barely there
Earth is dead in nature's sight
And all the while Mother Nature cried.