[I’d] Rinse down the Acid Rain over the Parthenon & Sphinx, Drain the Sludge
out of the Mediterranean basin & make it azure again,
Put some blueing back into the sky over the Rhine. . . .
What is the author’s connection to the social and political issues of his day?
He hopes to restore fading monuments.
He longs to clean-up the world’s pollution.
He wants to paint pictures of natural wonders.
He aspires to travel to foreign landmarks.