Hmmm .. why would penguins nest on a desert island ??/ oh well ... sigh .... Mrs. Boughy, my 8th grade lit teacher, grew frustrated with my lack of poetry skills too!
I did find a small clump of snowdrops blooming on our property!
This image brings to mind some footage I saw of the depression era dustbowl in the midwest U.S., when there was virtually no rain for years, and the land had been over-cultivated. The birds built nests out of barbed wire from fences.
I think the title makes this so effective. Love it.
ReplyDeletegreat. powerful stuff
ReplyDeleteDo penguins build nests? Didn't know that! Maybe that's because I've been watching too many films about Emperor Penguins.
ReplyDeleteLovely and depressing, well done CGP.
ReplyDeletelove the first one. and the title is perfect.
ReplyDeleteHmmm .. why would penguins nest on a desert island ??/ oh well ... sigh .... Mrs. Boughy, my 8th grade lit teacher, grew frustrated with my lack of poetry skills too!
ReplyDeleteI did find a small clump of snowdrops blooming on our property!
Mistlethrush - well I may be wrong, but there was definitely fact behind this poem, so i suspect there is at least one species of penguin that does.
ReplyDeleteRabbits guy, it didn't used to be a desert island when they started nesting there
Striking image and very sad. But I have to salute their ingenuity.
ReplyDeleteThis image brings to mind some footage I saw of the depression era dustbowl in the midwest U.S., when there was virtually no rain for years, and the land had been over-cultivated. The birds built nests out of barbed wire from fences.
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