Birds falling
from the sky
one by one
dropping cockatoos
in 40 degree heat
paralysed lorikeets
left helpless
from some toxin
unknown
flying foxes too
shearwaters dying on beaches
a seabird ‘wreck’
has been getting worse
over the years
and a crow, with a broken wing
wanders down my street
like an omen hanging
the empty sound
of a windchime tingle
on an empty,
strange
quiet
day
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very sad truth, the world is changing faster than a lot of species can handle; hopefully, there is a change soon, that leaves us with more to save than to bury
Yes let’s hope so. Thank you for your comment.
I feel your poem deeply; it echoes with sorrow for our beautiful world and the lovely, innocent species for whom climate change creates a deadly and confusing environment. The analogy of the crow with the broken wing and the emptiness of the windchime will stick with me.
There has been so many things happening all at once this year. I think the paralysis issue started a few years ago but it is happening more and further afield. The scientists are trying to figure out what’s causing it. They think it is the large amounts of rainfall that has released a toxin in a plant. I have sent some photos of lorikeets eating to their research project. Not much but along with others it may be of some use.
From the image you chose through the last line of your beautifully composed poem, I feel sadness … for all ‘creatures great and small.’ Toxic is a curse word.
Thank you Helen. It’s so sad. Such delicate and beautiful creatures and thanks to the toxicity of humans they are suffering.
Di, I love how your portrayal of environmental distress and its impact on diverse bird species is captured in your poem. The use of specific details and the somber atmosphere contribute to a powerful and thought-provoking piece. Just beautiful.
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David
Thank you David. It is the saddest thing. The environment is speaking to us all and has been for some time, we’re just not good listeners.
This made me so sad.
It’s terribly sad. Sydney University is doing research and there is a citizen’s project where you can send photos of lorikeets to the project so they can see what they’re feeding on. All birds are delightful but the lorikeets especially so…such happy birds.
What a terrible thing to happen, and I wonder if the source of the toxins has been found…
No not yet. The University of Sydney is conducting research for Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome to find out what is causing it…they think it is something they eat.
A very touching image of what is currently with the toxic environment. So sad to see these birds falling with strange emptiness in the street.
It’s awful. Lorikeets are the most colourful and happy birds. Climate change is wreaking havoc now.
It broke my heart to read your moving piece, Di. What are we doing!