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"
Shrinking Nature"
Come with me, to a magical time
Of legend, lineage, fable 'n' rhyme
The
scale of wonder, eye-widening sublime
Speechless mouth open, just point and mime
Folks this isn't a tale, of stretched stories 'n' guff
But a mere shadow, of the world we've stuffed
A land of giants, natural temple before your eyes
Trees disappear to point sight, reaching for skies
Now I'm a large human, the size of a Black Bear
Look
2m 'Roo in the eye, and try 'n' outstare
But if these big boys, put the wind up you 'n' me
Imagine the sights, sealed in history
Mythical worlds, lost in primordial time
Fire-breathing Dragons, the last of their kind
Griffins and winged beasts, to give you a fright
Casting shadow, turns day to night
Marsupial Lions, and
Haast's Eagles abound
Plane-sized shadows, carry you off the ground
Car-length Goanna's, to make you flee
Barrelling
3m 'Roo's, flatten you to a tee
Ancient forests formed, spec of soil, drop o' water over millenia
Haven for
Megafauna,
Paradise Parrot, 'n'
Tasmanian Tiger
Towering ferns, the size of a 3 storey house
Diverse large
kaleidoscope, now a beige mouse
It takes 200 years, to lose a tree limb
Another 200 to form, hollow to live in
Atrophied death, by a thousand cuts
It's enough to give, a Kiwi the shuts
Massive Wedge-tailed Eagle, dark chocolate brown
Magnificent predator turning to scavenger, totally dumbed-down
Disappearing forests, and plenty of road-kill
Diminished need, for great hunting skill
You'd better like humans, they'll be all that's left
Shrinking Nature, lost riches, world bereft
:-C
. Chosun :gh:
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P.S. Gretchen -thanks, we mostly get
sugar gliders here, though have only ever seen, cute little faces poking out of hollows - no acrobatics |8(|
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/animals/GlidingPossums.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_glider