Competition Entry

WINNER

Ostrich feathers on her hat
A coat from leopard skin
Collar and sleeves from real bear fur
On her waist a belt of snakeskin.

Ivory rings dangle from her ears
Real corals around her neck
She clutches her crocodile purse
Sheep fur boots on her legs

Carrying the world and its continents
Tropics, poles and seas
Mrs. Posh Ruthless kills to dress
And happily dresses to kill.

Her ignorance and vanity
Makes poachers greedy and cruel
In rain forests, highlands, rivers and reefs
Threatening species to death.

Every living creature belongs to this world
For the present and the next
So learn to value, Mrs. Posh
Or it will be too late.

WINNER

The animal that needs care
is a bear
(and all the others).

Especially a turtle
(so stop throwing plastic in the sea).

Talking about plastic…
STOP ENDANGERING ME!

Because I have a secret
I am an… animal

Can you guess which one?
I bet you can’t.

I am a…

WINNER

L itter.
E verywhere.
S TOP!
S ave the world.
L itter.
I n the sea, on the streets.
T ake it away.
T ake it and put it in the bin.
E nvironment.
R euse, recycle, reduce.

WINNER

Will you stand up for our only planet
Will you, will you?
When no one else but us can save it
Will you?
Submerged in plastic, heating up
Extinction threatening, animals done
Will you be the change and stand up for our planet
Will you?

Could you buy a reusable bottle
Could you, could you?
Reduce plastic, in ways so subtle
Could you?
Bottle in the ocean, washed up on shore
Nanoplastics that could that harm us all
Could you be the change, buy a reasuble bottle
Could you?

Would you learn to be energy aware
Would you, would you?
Educate yourself, be wise and fair
Would you?
Learn about fuels, waste and emission
Change for the better, improve your way of living
Would you be the change, being energy aware
Would you?

Can you take action, save the wild wonders
Can you, can you?
To see the magnitude of the threat they’re under
Can you?
The climate is changing their way of living
Slowly depleting them almost to nothing
Can you be the change, caring for our creatures
Can you?

You will rise up for our only planet,
Won’t you, won’t you?
Save your home and the creatures on it
Won’t you?
These issues affect you, if you like it or not
Its time to act now, save the planet we’ve got
Won’t you be the change that saves our planet
Won’t you?

WINNER

Pollution is one of the many things,
That lets us know climate change is coming,
It’s not something to joke about,
It’s not something to laugh about,
It’s coming.

The sea is rising,
The temperature is growing,
It’s not something to joke about,
It’s not something to laugh about,
It’s coming.

Let’s do something about it,
Don’t just sit there,
Because it’s not something to joke about,
It’s not something to laugh about,
It’s coming.

Plant a tree or recycle,
Walk somewhere or take a bus,
Because it’s not something to joke about,
It’s not something to laugh about,
It’s coming.

This is for everyone,
To one and all,
Be the change,
Because it’s not something to joke about,
It’s not something to laugh about,
It’s coming.

WINNER

Food is our fuel
Don’t throw it away
You and me are here to stay
Apples, bananas, I don’t care
Don’t waste food
It is not fair

WINNER

Dustbins and dustbins,
Of converted to harmless, infrared rays!
Hanging on the street poles,
Shining bright as a star, from very far,
Shiny as gold, heavy as a truck,
Automatically sucks waste,
In an incredible way!

Difficult to breathe,
Choked in smog,
Why not try Facetime and Skype classrooms?
Stop travelling to jobs and schools everyday!
Choose lavender, NOT mosquito spray!
And choose rose water; keep synthetic perfumes away!

Why not convert electronic waste to fashionable toys?
Stop toxicating this world with electronic waste,
Why not invent a printer?
We insert a dirty paper,
Prints out clean as a slate,
Save trees, recycle paper,

What do you say?
What do you say?

Running in ears,
Excited waves!
Exploding my brain!
Why not invent a whistle
to muffle surrounding noise?

Constantly flowing water,
Evaporated droplets everywhere,
Why not choose a machine?
In your bathroom or kitchen?
Which filters water,
Why not recycle your garden water?

Why not stay happy and healthy?
Why not?

WINNER

It is silent, dark, full of gloom,
The wind would rage and no flowers bloom,
The sea is choppy – angry inside,
Underneath – no creatures – no animals alive.
The air polluted, nothing to breath,
Litter surrounds nothing but dead trees,
No food to eat – crops to harvest,
No clean, fresh water,
Animals starving.
This is the conclusion of what may happen if we stop trying,
Trying to keep the Earth from dying.

Flights take side with climate change,
They use up tons of CO2
Don’t be insane
Don’t take the plane
Just take the train

The Eurostar is fully electric
And goes at 300 km per hour
Go around Europe and see
Tourism of another country
By going through the Eurotunnel

Really like this poem. A runner up. Well done.

Let’s Recycle
We need to do it more
Maybe I can recycle my old bicycle.
It’s about time we were all on the same score.

We can start by recycling our plastic
It’s really building up
If we don’t start now it will get chaotic
Phew, that’s enough

Let’s Recycle
We need to do it more
Maybe I can recycle my old bicycle
It’s about time we were all on the same score.

Next let’s talk about metal
Your fork is bent, recycle it!
It can be used for the purpose of dental
Don’t throw it into another bottomless pit.

Let’s recycle
We need to do it more
Maybe I can recycle my old bicycle
It’s about time we were all on the same score

Always check your labels
To see if it’s recyclable
Or maybe it could end up in a stable
Let’s recycle more

Let’s recycle
We need to do it more
Maybe I can recycle my old bicycle
It’s about time we were all on the same score

Excellent poem. I love the chorus. Runner up.