NPD Poem of the Day – Dear Earth, by Daisy Proctor, age 7

Liz Brownlee ♦ August 20, 2016 ♦ 3 Comments

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Another lovely poem sent in by poet Daisy Proctor:

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Dear Earth

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I will miss

the forest owlet’s big eyes.

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I will miss

The Fire-crown’s long beak.

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I will miss

The cute Malabar Civet.

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I will miss

the Iberian Lynx

My favourite.

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The Hawaiian crow

as black as Halloween

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The South China Tiger’s

stripes

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The beaver’s strong teeth.

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The Seychelle bat’s

deep purple wings.

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The Maui dolphin’s leap.

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The Asiatic cheetah’s speed.

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Suni, the Northern white rhino

died two years ago.

Only one male remains.

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And I’m already missing George

the Pinta Island Tortoise

now extinct.

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© Daisy Proctor, age 7

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Poem © Daisy Proctor

Image © Ars Electronica, shown by Creative Commons License.