Bikinis in the Arctic!

For 20 million years,
The EOCENE era
Of Earth’s history
	Was warm—
So warm, in fact,
That if mankind—
And womankind—
Had been around,
	The French Riviera,
The beaches of Florida,
	  Waikiki—
All would have had
Massive competition
From Arctic resorts—
    No ice, and
Temps, beach balmy!

But Earth’s climate
Is a rollerciaster—
33 million years ago,
  Cooling happened,
	Ice happened,
And we’ve flip-flopped
	Ever since.

Glacial,
		Interglacial;
  Cold,
		  Hot—
Some scientists say
Every 41,000 years!

In fact,
Our current temps
 Are said to be
	GLACIAL.

Thus Global Warming
  May just be us
    Heading for 
   INTERGLACIAL. 

So buy that
	Electric Tesla,
Fight for 
 Zero Carbon Emissions
   In every aspect
     Of our lives,
  And move your house      	To higher ground.

We can slow
	The change down,
But in the long run,
	Buy that bikini,
	And invest in 
  Arctic property—
	BEACHFRONT!

By Bruce Roberts,
Poet Laureate, Hayward, California