King Cnut was famous for setting his throne
upon the beach and bidding the tide 'retreat!'
Which of course it didn't, the event was passed off
as him proving the limits of his, and all kings, powers.
Fast forward a thousand years
and in the wealthy West
many more than before
live like the kings of old
but we have forgotten the lesson
of humility in the face of the elements
Cnut's eventide experiment exemplified,
as we stoke up further global warming,
by using up the earths resources
and have a media that we exhaust
when we don't listen to as it tells us
to live better within our limitations.
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