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Where are the flowers, crops of wheat,
man through the ages has grown?
No longer a care of everyday life
someone else will take care of the fields.
What do animals really think
of man rushing around by car?
No time to walk, breathe fresh clean air
see the bright blue sky above.
What do animals really think
of man’s cold modern ways?
How lucky they are to be who they are
not part of man’s modern ways! —Patricia Walter
Word Meanings
grind: hard, dull work; fertile: ability to sustain plant growth; ages: a very long time;
cold: unfriendly, unsympathetic way
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Patricia Walter is a poet and an artist. She has several websites
featuring her work. She has created hundreds of poems and
paintings. She often combines the two to present the best of
both.
Read and Understand
A. Write T for true and F for false sentences.
1. The poet wonders and also expresses what animals think of modern man
and his way of life.
2. Man has become very affectionate towards all creatures over the years.
3. Man takes good care of the fields in the modern times.
4. Animals think that man leads a very hectic life in the modern age.
5. The poem is in the form of question-answer and addresses many disturbing
concerns of modern man’s life.
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