The Doctrine of Appropriation

Me

Are you familiar with the works of Edgar Allen Poe?

ChatGPT

Yes, I am familiar with the works of Edgar Allan Poe. He was an American writer, poet, and literary critic, known for his dark and macabre stories and poems such as "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "Annabel Lee." Poe is considered a central figure in American Romanticism and a pioneer of the modern detective story.

Me

Can you describe some of the waters rights issues in the western United States in the style of Edgar Allan Poe?

ChatGPT

Certainly! Here's an attempt to describe the water rights issues in the western United States in the style of Edgar Allan Poe:

• In the parched lands of the western world,

• Where water is scarce and precious, unfurled

• A tale of conflict and strife, so bold,

• As the rights to its flow are fiercely curled.

• The doctrine of appropriation, so old,

• Determines who first claimed its use,

• And grants priority to those of gold,

• Whilst others are left to suffer abuse.

• Between states, disputes do oft unfold,

• As rivers and aquifers are shared,

• With battles fought for the water so cold,

• That provides life to the land, so bare.

• Agriculture, with its thirst uncontrolled,

• Claims much of the water, day by day,

• Whilst environmentalists seek to uphold,

• The balance of nature, in their own way.

• Groundwater, the source, so deep and untold,

• Is pumped without heed, till it's no more,

• Leaving conflicts between young and old,

• As the water rights issues, forever roar.

These issues can be complex and difficult to resolve, and water rights disputes in the western United States are often resolved through legal battles and negotiations between various stakeholders.