The enormous SUV danced and pranced
through the shallow stream splashing
cold, clear, mountain water and moved
quickly into the shadow of a gorgeous
landscape emerging in the bright western
sky and jumping to a wheel spinning, dust
raising stop. Between luscious takes of a
glorious, plastic steering wheel and faux-wood
dash, the plush seats made of the semi-precious
hide of a poor, old, dilapidated cow sent to
the slaughter somewhere in the flat, dusty,
smelly land of West Texas gave an award
winning performance by just sitting there
looking pretty. Who would have believed that
the old cow would be so gussied up and
have a starring role in a commercial
while the SUV belched lung-choking fumes
in what otherwise had been a pristine
place?
“Belched lung-choking fumes”? It seems incongruous with my experience of contemporary ads. My objections would have been more in line with the destruction of the stream bed and then the visual pollution of the SUV itself. Nonetheless, I do appreciate your sentiment regarding the environment and destruction of wild places.