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318Have you seen the OASIS?Where oaks and timbersGrow green and lushFrom fertile black beating soil.Branches extending beyond Imagination, bearing full ripe fruit Far as the eyes can see.Where macaws chirp andOrangutans swing andAmur leopards prowl.The OASIS!Powered by its greens,Streams, and sunbeams.At end of day, you see A million stars in the obsidian sky.Ozone unobstructed by carbon clouds.Nothing but crisp air inhalationAnd inexplicable peace.Haven%u2019t you seen the kids?Beaming and full bellied,Boys and girls baskingIn equal opportunity and health.Plucking fruit from the foliage,Laughing for its sweetness,Abundance and innocenceAs juice drips betwixt fingertips.Haven%u2019t you seen the people?Satisfied and sustained,Harvesting all of what is neededAnd never any more. Solidarity is the only language they speakAnd in that language, there is no wordFor %u201cwar%u201d %u201cpillage%u201d %u201csteal%u201dOnly %u201cthank you%u201d %u201cgrace%u201d %u201ctogether%u201d If you knew of this place,Wouldn%u2019t you want to go?Even if the road was paved with uncertainty,Tribulation, bottle caps and mishaps?If I said that you were just halfway there,Would you fall to your knees 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 TalkBack Bill McKibben & Salome AgbarojiCopyright %u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. Distributed by Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Not for redistribution.