An ode to Smith Island!

• Artist: GaryIraOak
• Description: I wrote this pome on the way back from a trip my ecology 2 class took to Smith Island, it is in the chesapeake bay. I real like the island and it is dieing in two ways the island is slowly eroding and the culture of the island is also dieing as the watermen are hitting hard times due to pollution of the bay. the old island is being covered by tourism and vacationers. I love the old ways of the island and wish it could and would stay that way.
• Date: 06/14/2010
• Tags: smith island node

An island
in the middel of a grand bay
once teaming with life
a shinning gem
back in it's day.

Now slowly disappearing
through years of
ware, tear and pollution
a husk of what it used to be.

No longer a shinnung gem
except to to thoes
who know whats there
it is a true treasure
to be adored and kept safe
for all time.