What naive wish

What naive wish that man should live in peace
For conflicts arise soon after wars do cease
A lasting calm in this world sublime
Has so rarely been at any time

We've fought each other for almost everything
For land, food annd water even worshipping
Lives are lost and our children cry
Who on Earth knows the reason why?

A terrible truth on which we do not act
That wars encourage inventiveness in fact
Atomic bombs, radar, submarines
Don't come from framing idyllic scenes

Humans have gone quite mad in this new culture
For poisons are now used in our agriculture
Bees endangered to sell certain brands
Wars waged across once tranquil lands

Note: The use of pesticides has severely endanged and killed bees in many countries of the world. If bees and other pollinating insects are wiped out humanity will be in serious trouble.

Image of "The peacable kingdom" by Edward Hicks found at www.pinterest.com

Dum to the rescue (Dum tales 8)

 

Dum’s family were gathering berries and reeds from the dunes by the beach when Wah-Wah’s sudden cry made Dum turn round and race back to where Yum and the baby were and he found her writhing on the ground with the baby still strapped to her back.

Dum pulled Wah-Wah off and turned Yum over to find she was frothing at the mouth and delirious with a few black berries still in her clenched hand.

He quickly strapped Wah-Wah to his own back, picked Yum up and struggled to carry them both to the sea shore where he placed her in a sitting position.

He scooped up some sea water and forced her to drink it until she vomited with a mighty explosion. He kept repeating the treatment until she shook her head and looked at him and pushed a hand in his face and shook her head again.

Satisfied she was on the mend he carried them both home to the cave with difficulty and gave her water from the stream to drink and then she lay down to sleep.

Dum now had a problem, would it be safe for her to feed Wah-Wah or should he get another mother in the cave to feed him?