My New Year Resolutions

By Dick Hurwitz – Lake Management Committee

That time of year again—late in December.
My time to resolve (and then to remember)
To do those things which in my mind
Will improve the world and humankind.

Some resolutions I’ll keep to myself—
Better they stay on my private shelf.
And others would not interest you much,
They relate to my family, my friends and such.

But two I’ll share for our village’s sake;
They concern our greatest resource—our lake.
So here they are, presented in rhyme
With the hope that when you have some time
You’ll make “love the lake” resolutions of your own
And the seeds of a healthier lake will be sown.

One
If against farmland runoff we shall ever make progress
We need to move members of our Ohio congress.
So my first resolution to make the lake better
Is to write each of my reps a well worded letter
That asks them to support any proposed legislation
Seeking to regulate farmers’ use of fertilization
In the watershed that feeds our Roaming Rock Lake.
How much time could that letter writing take?

Two
If you haven’t heard yet, you may hear it soon—
No, not the latest pop hit from I-Tune,
But a plan from the Lake Management Committee
For better testing to keep our lake healthy and pretty.
My resolution is to get involved with this plan
To learn, to get trained, to do what I can.
I’ll watch for info in the news and website
And jump in when it’s time to do what is right.

So there you have it—my two for “The Shores.”
Consider these and others, and make them yours.