You can’t cling to something once it has gone.

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By onemorething

Fri, 03 Jan 2020
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15 comments
 

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

Certificate U
Poem
Spiritual
Nature

Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

There will be so many things vanishing soon.  A lovely eulogy for those things that we have already lost.  

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you airyfairy. 

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Our beautiful pick of the day - hope it touches you as much as it does me.  Do share if so.

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

This is our poem of the week - well done!

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you very much for both. 

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

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

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Yes, harrowing. Thanks for reading it, Di. :)

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

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

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thanks Luigi, that's so kind. Thank you for reading it. :)

 

Submitted by celticman on

yes, nothing to do with global warming - apparently!

 

Submitted by onemorething on

No, at times like these it's important to ignore all actual scientific evidence and talk about we want to believe as if that's the real science. Thanks for reading it. :)

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

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

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you! Am happy you picked up on my intention. :)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

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.

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Yes, it's a tragedy. Thank you for your very kind comment, and I'm glad my love of nature comes through. The picture is sweet isn't it, they are adorably spectacular little birds. Thank you for taking the time to read it. :)