Dying Laguna Lake - Folly of Utopian Art

       Dying Laguna Lake - Folly of Utopian Art

"...now I know what mortal means,

seeing the folly of human art." AVR

Dr Abe V Rotor

Two faces of Laguna Bay - deceivingly beautiful from the air, ugly down below. 

For once I am on top of the world,

    seeing many a stage of life below,

nature in her pristine and injured,

    by man's genius, his joy and sorrow.

Endless boundaries keep off the sea,

    facets each a reclaimed chamber;

shed that keeps in the monsoon rain,

    where Ceres descends in October.

Now a dying lake before its own time

    reminiscent of many a legend;

like Mt Olympus once home of the gods,

    leaving but myths at the end.

Oh, I cannot hold on any longer,

    heavy are my thoughts and heart;

now I know what mortal means,

             seeing the folly of Utopian art. ~

  

Laguna Bay is connected to Manila Bay via the Pasig River which passes through the heart of Manila. Heavy pollution is shared by both bays as the tide rises and ebbs daily, as countless tributaries in both bodies of water exacerbating the dilemma. Both bays create a giant pool of garbage, breed disease and poverty, and project an image of man's greed and indifference.