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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (72)3/6/2011 1:12:47 PM
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WHEN THE DAMS ARE GONE

when the colors in Bright Angel Shale at sunrise
and the patterns of pink granite in Vishnu Schist
and the sight of a condor circling in an updraft
and a small cactus growing out of a crack in a rock
with one withered spent flower on it
are treasures to be preserved at all cost

when Progress means restoring Nature's perfection
when doing nothing is always a seriously considered option
when we get our energy without flooding valleys
or tearing down mountains
or poisoning the air
or invading other countries

when we abandon the illusion that we own anything
and understand that everything is
held in trust for future generations

when all life is sacred
even little or ugly life
even life that earns nothing
even life that has no lawyers to protect its interests

then...
then...
then the dams will be gone
and the Colorado will flow free
from the Rockies to the ocean

- by Jacob Snyder, in the Grand Canyon, July 2009
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