The Battle of an National Icon
by Norma Martiri
Towering gum trees stand majestic
Eucalyptus, nature’s domestic.
Adorable with real distinction
Staring down the barrel of extinction.
Habitats devoured by hungry machines
Apathetic world needs other means.
Frightened koalas cling to felled trees
Greedy developers do as they please.
Urban sprawl, a disease to nature
Progress ensures there’ll be no future.
The race is on to save furry friends
On us our treasured icon depends.
Copyright ©: 2011 Norma Martiri
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Robert Burns: The Charming Month Of May:
- Олег Бундур – Из магазина
- O You by Satish Verma
- Михаил Лермонтов – Ах! Ныне я не тот совсем
- Владислав Крапивин – На Диком Западе
- Омар Хайям – Ни к другу не взывай, ни к небесам
- Ольга Берггольц – Надежда
- Memory by William Browne
- Mustard Flowers
- Spring in Town by William Cullen Bryant
- For Fixation Who Loves Me Back poem – Amy Cavanaugh poems | Poems and Poetry
- Олег Григорьев – Благо
- Robert Burns: Thou Hast Left Me Ever, Jamie:
- Think Of It Not, Sweet One poem – John Keats poems
- Ольга Седакова – Московские картинки
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
