You can’t cling to something once it has gone.
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By onemorething
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There will be nowhere to dream soon -
rainbow serpent muted to a creek.
And a koala will not drink the blue mists
of the eucalyptus tree with its bark stripped
and oiled leaves that crackle and
only embolden the flames.
You can't cling to something
once it has gone - splendid fairy wrens
will fade their wings, unbranched,
into an ochred sky as we feed
the scorch of the sun,
and our kangaroo dreams will blacken
and remind us that it's much too late
to cling to something once it has gone.
Image from wikimedia commons: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Splendid_Fairy-wren_male.jpg
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There will be so many things
There will be so many things vanishing soon. A lovely eulogy for those things that we have already lost.
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Our beautiful pick of the day
Our beautiful pick of the day - hope it touches you as much as it does me. Do share if so.
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This is our poem of the week
This is our poem of the week - well done!
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I could not look at the
I could not look at the pictures. You are so brave to have and made this strong message from them. Beautiful but still holding the horror
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A brilliant addition to your
A brilliant addition to your collection that has a great number of poems which show your appreciation and concern for the natural world.
Well done on Pick of the Week, thoroughly deserved.
Best wishes, Luigi
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yes, nothing to do with
yes, nothing to do with global warming - apparently!
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Wonderful. I love the
Wonderful. I love the subtlety of this and how you ground it early on in a pre-colonial pre-Capitalist respect for the land. It skilfully calls to mind some of the images seen over the last few days. A poem that does its job well. True art.
Parson Thru
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Hi onemorething,
Hi onemorething,
let me just first say I can't believe I missed this poem. You describe so well the abundance of beautiful wildlife that's disappearing before our very eyes.
Your love of nature really shines through in your words. I also adore the picture that goes with this poem.
Poignant and beautifully mastered.
Jenny.
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