Said Peter the penguin, "I'm thinking,
This ice floe I live on is shrinking,
Quite soon, I've no doubt,
The room will run out,
We'll be swimming, not sitting, how stinking!"
Said Claude Camel, "This desert is growing,
How much larger? There's no way of knowing,
With the weather so dry,
We're all going to fry,
What's that? Blooming heck! Now it's snowing!"
Said Mike man, as he fuelled up his lorry,
"Well, we've got to deliver, I'm sorry,
And if we all choke,
On exhaust fumes and smoke,
Then we'll dig out more air from a quarry!"
Said Mum Earth, " I feel sicker and sicker,
While the governments argue and bicker,
My forests are dying,
My oceans are frying,
The clouds that surround me grow thicker."
Said Auld Nick, "Well, how hot Hell is getting !
My legions of devils are sweating!
But there's plenty of room,
When mankind meets his doom,
And that's going to be soon, I am betting!"
Author notes
I despair for the future of the planet, I really do.
Written February 10th, 2006
A contest entry
- A World Wide Concern ...Global Warming by PeaceChain.
1200 points, ended February 21, 2006, 21 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Global Warming by nansie.
450 points, ended November 3, 2007, 10 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - How's the Weather? by Judith Chandler.
625 points, ended June 29, 2008, 9 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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It reminds me one of Tony Hancock's pieces, years ago. Thanks for writing about the dire weather changes with some humour. And thank you for entering my contest.
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Not serious enough
Yet you display a great humour about the effect Global warming has on our future -
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Sometimes humour is the only way to approach a serious problem. I find this very serious and my humorous verse does not lessen the gravity of the problem. The Glasgow Herald published this poem as part of a serious debate on the isssue. That proves to me that it approached the problem in the correct way. Scientific statistics have a way of switching peoples' attention off. Anything which captures their attention, and makes them think is a way forward.
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Excellent Writing
I despair for the future of the planet, too. -
OMG! i like this one better than the other ones that gotgold and silver, you deserved the gold, in my opinion! great write!
~*Kris*~ -
Congratulations on winning bronze in this contest. Neaet way to draw attention to this problem of environmental global warming.
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It's good to see some humor here. I sometimes think humor is the only way to hope to make a differnence. Congrats.
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LMAO
Said Mum Earth, " I feel sicker and sicker,
While the governments argue and bicker,
My forests are dying,
My oceans are frying,
The clouds that surround me grow thicker."
Said Auld Nick, "Well, how hot Hell is getting !
My legions of devils are sweating!
But there's plenty of room,
When mankind meets his doom,
And that's going to be soon, I am betting!"
Favorite verses, my friend! I couldn't agree more! -
Thank you very much for entering. By this display of concern for the world we live in, you have already proven yourself goldworthy in my book. I am ill and have little energy so will leave this stock message so as to be able to concentrate my limited energy on judging properly the vast number of entries.
I am gratified by the turnout. Thanks again for your involvement.
Peace, Rob -
Awesome. Good luck!- Rainy
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Pointed - yet cute! Your flare lights the way to show the danger ahead - and you could lead many.
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Oh Keith - I'm crying - it was nice knowing you too mate. I'm only sad tonight over the small picture of all the negative stuff we do. The big picture is much more scary. And love can't make it right. Actually, for tonight, love can't even make the smaller picture right. Oh, the family album - such a tiny picture - but it preoccupies us here. This is a parenting argument. What's best? Shouting or measured words? I feel vindicated by my stance - but I'm told I'm wrong. Kids all gone out and argument like a big congealed piece of animal fat! In other words, indigestible................ x chilli
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Thanks chilli. I wish I knew what we could do. I think we're maybe past the stage of all using 40 watt lightbulbs and walking to work once a week. Never mind, it was nice knowing the planet.
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Me too Keith. What should we do about it? This was lovely though - should really be read to nursery school children to change our ways - but maybe that would still mean it's too late? xx debs
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SUPERTROUPER
What a wonderful whitty write , excellent rhyme and I like the almost parablistic style you have used this could almost be song ..good luck in the contest
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