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
- Olney Hymn 43: Prayer For Patience by William Cowper
- Lady Freedom Among Us by Rita Dove
- Sonnet 06
- Drinking-Song, A. To a Formal, Proud, Sober Coxcomb by William Wycherley
- Иван Киуру – Звездный полет
- Sonnet Vi
- Гавриил Державин – Ключ
- “My northern blood exults to face” poem – Alfred Austin
- Омар Хайям – До того, как мы чашу судьбы изопьем
- DOWNHILL JOURNEY by Satish Verma
- Ode On Indolence poem – John Keats poems
- On The Death Of A Young Lady Of Five Years Of Age by Phillis Wheatley
- Владимир Корнилов – Старость
- English Poetry. Madison Julius Cawein. In the Forest. Мэдисон Джулиус Кавейн.
- Denis poem – Gerard Manley Hopkins poems
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).
