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Two Poems from our Nature Poetry Collection

 
 
NALBAGADJA - ALBACUTYA
   
Author: Lee Emmett
   
Poem:
NALBAGADJA - ALBACUTYA
   
  want to write about Albacutya
terminal lake beyond Hindmarsh
both fill from overflowing Wimmera
after flood when river systems flush

many decades ago as children
regularly visit town of Rainbow
swam in both the nearby lakes
boating-people water-ski go

now extraction for irrigation
has put whole catchment under threat
open channels will be piped soon
whether in time to save? hope no regret

special species of river red gum
around this magnificent area grows
scientists are worried whether
sufficient environmental flows

freckled ducks, swans and coots
are most common waterbirds found
freshwater catfish, yabby, redfin
and tree goanna habitat all around

Jakelbalek tribe used to live there
in stories a kangaroo called Purra
ate bitter quandongs while running
away from Wembulin, a spider

government information says
the region is an important site
RAMSAR birds unique and threatened
for their preservation need to fight

Mitchell’s Hopping Mouse
another small creature there
vital to understand biodiversity
protect flora and fauna rare

still information to gather
to properly appreciate lake
too late when animals extinct
must act now, for their sake


Note: see www.land.vic.gov.au

   
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GUNNS & ROSES
   
Author: Leon Trotter
   
Poem: GUNNS & ROSES
   

Gunns and roses they
don't realy mix.
As the chainsaws fire up
leaving nothing but sticks.

Where the forest of the
Tamar valley used to stand.
Soon there will be nothing but
sticks and stumps on that land.

Tearing down the forest
leaving the valley scared.
Is Gunns pulp mill ripping
the guts out of our back yard.
Who cares about what they do?
Its about time we spoke up me and you.

Gunns and roses they don't realy match.
As they rip up our forest
where those little birds hatch.
This is a valley that is wild and free.
This is a valley that belongs to you and me.

We all know not so many years ago.
When someone tried to dam the
Franklin River and stem its flow.
Who will think of the wildlife
when they don't have a home?
When they are standing out amongst
the sticks and the stumps all alone.

This is our land,
our patch of earth.
So turn to eachother and ask?
What is this valley realy worth?

Gunns pulp mill will leave this
valley not as it was or should be.
It will be a valley of sticks and
stumps for our children to see.

Gunns Are Black And Roses Are Red.
If Gunns get their way,
then our valley will be dead.






 
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