Milwaukee River from Lincoln Park Golf Course. After I posted this, I spotted the can in the bushes.
Could You?
Walked the golf course trail today.
Picked up trash along the way.
Golfers are a messy bunch.
Toss the bags from snacks they munch.
Slug their sodas, chug their beer,
fling the empties far and near.
Maybe someday, we will see
nothing but lush greenery.
But for now, we walk the land,
bag of garbage in each hand,
doing what we always do.
Someone ought to help.
Could you?
© 2025 JoAnn Early Macken
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