Polar Bears in Peril

  •   Thu, Sep 10 2015
  •   By Anita Britto, Auckland

September 10, 2015

Polar Bears in Peril

In the Roadless icy vastness of the rich Alaskan plains
There’s a fairy-tale like feeling where breath-taking beauty reigns
A landscape like no other with an endless sea of white
Unrivalled haunting images – A panoramic sight


Its fragile beauty threatened as the ice is on the run
While the sea levels keep rising and we point out to the sun
Alarm bells have been ringing so it comes as no surprise
That the Polar Bears who live there are the ones who’ll pay the price


From drifting chunks of ice floes the Polar Bears hunt seals
And try to teach their young ones to survive and find their meals
Swimming 60 miles in search of floating ice to rest
Poor Mother Bear’s exhausted – Homeless and dispossessed


With prey in short supply the biggest challenges they face
Are ones that are created by the reckless Human race
Greenhouse gas emissions, oil spills and seismic tests
Extensive offshore drilling - despite constant protests


PCB’s into the sea with no ringed seals in sight
20,000 bears are trying to put on one brave fight
Bewildered and quite puzzled with extinction looming near
Man’s inaction unexplained while glaciers disappear


I hope we save our planet – And yet I must confess
I’m just a guilty bystander who adds to all the mess
Overwhelming evidence compels me to act quick
Apocalyptic visions of a planet frail and sick


Let’s join our hands together before it’s just too late
And save iconic glaciers from a very sorry state
Let’s get our act together – Now that we feel the heat
Unlike Kyoto Protocol which bowed down to Wall Street


We have to clean our oceans and recycle all our waste
Our planet’s in the ICU – its landscape we’ve defaced
The last nail’s in the coffin – and Noah’s not in sight
The writing’s on the wall – an epitaph - in black and white.

 

 

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Comment on this article

  • Mitha , Udupi

    Wed, Sep 16 2015

    Gud one Anita.
    Hope it rings the bells to the right people at least now.sadly 99%nod the worlds population are still ignorant of these kinds of facts.

  • flavian.dsouza, chik/banglore

    Wed, Sep 16 2015

    These poems should be part of the curriculum for all children and translated into native languages . Very well written poem indeed

  • Dr.Anand and Geeta Pereira, Sakleshpur/Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 14 2015

    A direct call, to not only Save the Polar Bears but to preserve the delicate thread of life binding all ecosystems. The important aspect of this beautifully written poem also reveals that the Polar Bears are currently listed as Vulnerable by ICUN's Red List Impact of Climate Change is the biggest threat. A reduction in Large masses of ice has catastrophic consequences in the availability of seals which is the main source of food. Apart from Food, Global warming hinders the successful reproduction and nourishment of young ones.Thank you for this creative talent, channelized to bring awareness on conservation.

  • R.Bhandarkar, Mangaluru

    Mon, Sep 14 2015

    We, go far back and decipher Nostradamusa's predictions and how they are coming true now.
    If Daiji's special archives are preserved then our future generations will surely exclaim that there once lived a 'Prophetic
    Predicting Poetess'called Anita Britto.

  • jimmy noronha, Bellore, Lucknow

    Sun, Sep 13 2015

    The theme of the poem is very much in keeping with the concern world over for the Polar bear. Perhaps the feet used for the poem might have been much in keeping if they were Anapest whereas I am afraid they are not. This poem is highlighting on the destruction that is in the offing, so two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable would have been great. Furthermore, wonder if the meter is uniform or it is free verse!! The rhyme scheme of AB AB throughout the poem gives it some joy to read through.

  • Anita sequeira, Bendur - Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 11 2015

    Excellent Anita...keep up your God gifted talent....All the best. So proud of you.
    Love,
    Urbanitamanda

  • Jyoti Raj, Auckland

    Fri, Sep 11 2015

    Another gem...and so true. Mother earth is being used and abused.

  • Joe Britto, Nakre/Bangalore

    Thu, Sep 10 2015

    Yet another fantastic piece -Thanks Anita.

    If Bears and Bees vanish from the face of the Earth, it's not really too far away for mankind to follow as well.ANON


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