Kent Pitman<p>In 2008, when I wrote A Christmas Peril, the scenario it described, of the melting of the north pole, seemed comfortably distant. But today it feels scarily close.</p><p><a href="http://nhplace.com/kent/Writing/A-Christmas-Peril.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">nhplace.com/kent/Writing/A-Chr</span><span class="invisible">istmas-Peril.html</span></a></p><p>A fusion of A Christmas Carol and The Night Before Christmas, this poem was intended as a timely, cautionary tale about Climate. Also, a foot in the door to discuss Climate Change with family and friends.</p><p>A few sample lines are shown here, but you need to click through to the full poem to see the rest, which is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and which has audio readings in each of those.</p><p>Please read, discuss and share with family and friends! Perhaps make it part of your holiday festivities.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christmas</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/xmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmas</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Santa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Santa</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ChristmasCarol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristmasCarol</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AChristmasCarol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AChristmasCarol</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/NorthPole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthPole</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PolarBears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolarBears</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spanish</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Portuguese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portuguese</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Natal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Natal</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Navidad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navidad</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Espanol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Espanol</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Portugues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portugues</span></a></p>