A collection of poems for a book of poems about things that are extinct or endangered. |
RAINFOREST SYMPHONY By Terry Burres If you think that the jungle is hushed.... quiet.... silent.... Then creep into the rainforest with me. You should hear such a lack of silence growls.... screeches.... songs.... All the sounds of the creatures that call this home. If the rainforest by some chance became destroyed.... leveled..... gone.... Then the enchanting symphony will be but a memory. -------------------------------------------------- PELICAN BILLS by Terry Burres Five little pelicans With fishes in their bills. The first one said, "Mine just won't be still." The second one said, "Mine are wiggling too." The third one said, "What are we to do ?" The fourth one said, "I could eat'm by the ton." The fifth one said, "Gulp! Ummm mine are done." Five little pelicans without fishes in their bills. Flying out to sea To look for other meals. -------------------------------------------------- When Dinosaurs would rip and roar by Terry Burres When dinosaurs would Rip and roar Bang their tails on The forest floor. Little creatures you Would see Climbing high in The wide oak tree. Oh I'm glad I did Not live before When Dinosaurs would Rip and roar. -------------------------------------------------- Manatee by Terry Burres Swimming gracefully beneath the sea with swooping majesty plays the arching gary Manatee. In times gone by the sailors would tell of merfolk swiftly gliding on top of shining blue swells. Sailors were amazed to see merfolks there bobbing in the sea watching them, the grinning voyageurs, Though the oceans have been searched the only spirit that can be found is the gliding manatee. |