September 4, 2007
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CHANGES
Where once was flat land and railroad tracks,
Warehouses and companies,
Now those things are lacks,
Comes high priced, high rise hives of bees.A place to live at a price to pay,
In company with Pepsi Center,
And the once Six Flags, I say,
Warning — be wary renter !
Beauty is not the prime,
Lights and action,
In this clime,
Rocky’s Field with lights in traction.A grid of power lines,
Many streets and I-25,
Platte River Valley shines,
Saying, “I’m still alive.”But I long for the days,
I knew as a young man,
Railroads the mainstays,
And productive business the plan.Now things are a bit surreal,
Artistic graffiti,
Grace some building’s walls,
While the Big Blue Bear,
Is nosing the wall,
Of Convention hall,
Is it a stare ? Or a glare ?
Ah well, must acclimate,
And sublimate,
Stay up to date,
And not be late,
GREAT
Comments (5)
what a great roll through the urban landscape. I like that Blue Bear.
i LOVE that bear.
“Progress” is not everything we are told it is. Now, if said “progress” were properly thought out, there may be something worth some real exclaiming about. As I watch a lot of the reports on what progress has done to the earth, my conclusion is a lot of “progress” is a huge MISTAKE and is destroying the future of the world and our children. I find a lot of it worth taking photos of, nothing more, as what is good now in the name of “progress” will be gone in a few short years. Someone has to keep a photo record of what the wealthy and powerful did to us!
Great as always, my friend.
I get unnerved by how rapidly my landscaping is changing too.I have felt something major shift now so that i know there is no way to find what once was. I miss having access to swimming holes and being able to pick blackberries on the side of the road.. Now everything is paved and fenced and developed, even our little kingdom (13acres ) that was once woods and and a orchard. I agree with you though we just have to adapt.