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
- What Being in Rank-Old Nature poem – Gerard Manley Hopkins poems
- A Tusculan Question poem – Alfred Austin
- Владимир Британишский – 1942 год
- Befire the Battle by Thomas Moore
- The Drèven O’ The Common by William Barnes
- Sonnet 06
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Недоверчивость
- In A Railroad Station by Sara Teasdale
- Of You by Philo Ikonya
- Speaking the Language of Deer by Martin Willitts Jr.
- Progress by Michael McGovern
- Иван Бунин – Нет солнца, но светлы пруды
- How a Little Girl Danced by Vachel Lindsay
- Юрий Коринец – Старухи
- How to Survive After Losing a Loved One
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).
