The Dunes

The beauty, the majesty
of the sand, the black oaks, the marsh
are marred

by the inescapable plumes

issuing from east and west

the steel mills, the power plant

not miles but yards away

from these fragile wonders

The tourists

all hauling beach chairs

and dragging dogs

glisten with lotion

as they lounge on the beaches

heedless of their slow pollution

and drink their Pabst

Indiana Dunes

Headed out on our annual Fall vaca today, first stop the Dunes. Really nice but a bit overshadowed by the heavy industry around.