Two scientists met one sunny day;
Said one: โMy friend, what do you say
To this great offer that Iโll make:
Some say of course our cause is fake;
That weโre corrupt and on the take,
And sure, we take our slice of cake,
But anybody with a brain
Knows this is not some gravy train;
So come with us and join the fray,
And battle Climate Change each day.
You wish to tilt at CO2?
This is the perfect job for you,
Involving travel โ hereโs a clue:
Youโll fly first class or sail the blue
To Rio, London, Paris France,
And Rome, the city of romance,
Hawaiiโs beaches, old New York;
And all youโll have to do is talk!
Youโll stay in posh hotels โ 5 star!
Expenses paid, a chauffeured car.
The food? โ a banquet everyday!
And what about your rise in pay!
Youโll be astonished brother โ wow!
Itโs much more than youโre making now.
Such offers donโt come every day,
So tell me pal โ what do you say?โ
So said the second: โAs you know,
I study weather โ winds that blow,
The glaciers โ their ebb and flow,
The polar ice, the winter snow.
On climate Iโve an open mind.
Iโd theories of a different kind
To what you hold, but what you say
Makes sense, I feel, in every way.
Of course the travel would be tough.
Iโd find the workload rather rough.
The rise in pay? – could not care less.
(Though my accounts are in a mess)
5 star hotels, cocktails and wine?
MacDonaldโs now is where I dine.
Not that that influences me;
Itโs with your logic I agree.
The points you make are crystal clear –
That global warming all must fear.
Though I once thought the theory strange,
Iโm now convinced on Climate Change.
Your offer then, I wonโt decline;
The bill of sale – where do I sign?”