Competition Entry

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The morning breeze dances along the coast,
Embracing the mist that dawns over the land,
Her tranquil whispers soothe every soul,
As they gaze upon her gifts.

She supplies them with her own,
Satisfying their every need,
Bringing life down upon them with her own tears,
And letting their greed wash away her pain.

Yet despite her love,
With which she gifted them,
It’s ignored,
And given back in heaps of scraps and hate.

And so, her fury meets its peak,
Her tears flood their banks,
Through her eyes fires are sparked,
And all life comes to a halt.

She’s beautiful, exquisite, deep inside,
But only few appreciate her gift,
You’ll see that it’s magnificent, and amazing, and unique in all ways,
Once you truly embrace Mother Nature.

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A sea of claws hunch in a curl,
Silhouettes against the syrup pool,
Shadows flee,
Ear – piercing scream
Of the winged creature’s own,
Scuttle, scuttle, legged beast,
Rustle, rustle, scuttle, shriek,
Ruby red, deadly stare,
The swiftness it holds,
It seems never there,
Deep, dark in a lair,
Damp, gloomy, spooky, creepy,
Crunch, screech, rustle, stomp,
Red, ruby, scuttle, scuttle,
Flee, shadows, syrup, scream,
The Red-wood Screecher never seen.

Runner Up

The day nature died
Is still in my memory
Of the water that flooded my eyes,
The day nature died,

I felt curious and sad,
Upset worried and glum,
It all made me want to travel back in time,
The day nature died.

The day nature died
Stays inside me forever,
The heart-warming songs it sang
And the loving chirpy smile.

And although nature is gone, its face appears
Between walls and walls of love,
Images gleaming ahead, up above.

O, the day nature died.

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Grass grows,
Birds fly,
But we’re the ones they get hurt by

We need to find a solution to pollution,
Pollution everywhere,
Cars, trains and planes, anything in the air

Think of the poor seals, birds and whales,
Plastic in the ocean,
Plastic everywhere!
Shopping bags, water bottles and containers too!
And the only ones who can stop it are me and you!

Pretty little flutter fellow,
Dressed in wings of pretty yellow.
Without the slightest little push,
There lit upon a thistle bush.
Angelic wings dressed for Jesus,
Gives them love that helps to heal us.
Little hearts of sweet love that caves,
God’s gifted love of joy that saves.
God makes beauty in many forms,
Through sun, rain and thunder storms.
And insects flying through the skies,
Like the small colored butterflies.

A land in sight,
The hand-faced birds,
Triangular prismed eyes,
Cylindered tail,
Filled with rainbow glitter,
Pink hair,
Four legs,
Heart shaped wings,
Its beak,
Full of patterned flowers,
Long and wide,
Rectangular body,
I saw
Sat on my arm,
A bird, I became,
The air pressure on my face,
On the rainbowed sky,
A cloud embraced me,
I slept for an hour,
I awoke,
From an exquisite dream!

The duck-billed platypus is an unusual animal
This astonishing creature confuses scientists
because it has not just traits of a reptile
but a mammal as well
It swims in water but feeds its young
It has a bill but has fur
It also has webbed feet to glide peacefully through the water
Mother Nature is the most wonderful but fascinating thing
We must not endanger it nor underestimate it
Don’t test its needs

I am the message that wakes the world,
I am the world that needs the change,
I am the hurricane that spins the air,
I am the volcano that blasts the ash,
I am the fire that kills the tree,
I am the acid rain that pours from the cloud,
I am the plastic inside the bird,
I am the climate that changes the world,
I am the world polluted by people,

Save our animals,
They’re dying.
Save our animals,
Will you save them?

Tigers, Elephants, Leopards,
Soon there will be none left.
Monkeys, Insects, Lions,
No more animals for us.

So save them today,
Donate to charity.
And we, yes we
Can ensure the future for our animals is not an animal agony.

Lavenders I love
with buds soft as a dove,
Bees humming on the stem
dancing on their tippy-toes!
I raise my magic wand
And into my purple dreams
Off I go…