Man's Not to Blame

They said the earth’d be ready to burn,

In the very near future, if man didn’t learn

That carbon emissions must be stopped,

Or at the least, severely chopped.

They weren’t, but things then stabilised,

And that was when they all realised

Talk of increasing heat wouldn’t wash,

With global warning a load of tosh.

So many then hit on climate change,

Which again seems rather strange

As climates changed before man came,

So it’s hardly likely he’s now to blame.

The truth is that climate fluctuates

As one can see if on looks at the dates

For years that were cold and others warm,

When countries were battered by storm after storm.

Going back seven hundred years,

Summers nor winters brought any fears,

But then the days of summer halved,

And millions of people in Europe starved.

The truth is we must just accept

Climate change, and become adept,

At coping with whatever comes,

By careful planning and doing our sums.