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25.01.2022 Armageddon sneaks closer. Is this end-of-days? Or one final warning? We must mend our ways. Apocalypse nears as helpless one stands, Captive and horrified, in thrall to the bands.... The band of big business who mockingly say We make the profits while you lot just pay. We care not for coral if we want a mine Principles interfere with our bottom line. The band of the ignorant who seem not to care, Who shop on regardless, blissfully unaware. Those plastic-wrapped goodies, so inviting to buy End up in the ocean and sea-creatures die. The band of some pollies, sadly chosen by us To make our lives better but some simply disgust. In cahoots with base media, whose word can we trust? Like Nero they fiddle as our world turns to dust. The band of deniers, well what say you now? Are mega-fires normal? Please explain to me how. Please explain to the firies who battle the blazes Please explain to the homeless whose homes the fire razes. Please explain to the animals fleeing in terror From flames that came early, an awful frontier. Not only the wildlife, cremated in legion Also innocent livestock that grazed in the region. How we laughed at the prophets, called them charlatans, fools So the end of the world’s nigh? Ha! We still broke the rules. But the Reckoning’s upon us, now we watch our land burn. Not listening was stupid. Is it too late to learn? Lend an ear to the elders, their knowledge is needed For too long their counsel has gone by unheeded. Custodians of land for centuries untold Let the wisdom of Dreamtime replace lust for gold. Combined with their knowledge, technology can Provide an escape from the bonds of the bands. We owe future species the right to lay claim To a world where paradise is more than a name. One shining band sprang from the flames recently It’s the one band that matters, it includes you and me. It’s the band of our brothers and sisters and friends All together we must fight to not let our world end.

25.01.2022 Wonderful news. May it extend to other species too.

24.01.2022 Ndapita Tim. Tsalani bwino Mdallah. (Goodbye Tim. Fare well old man)

21.01.2022 So lovely and so timely (A poem shared by Jacinda Adern, the prime minister of New Zealand). to Papatnuku (Mother Earth)... Rest now, e Papatnuku Breathe easy and settle Right here where you are We’ll not move upon you For awhile We’ll stop, we’ll cease We’ll slow down and stay home Draw each other close and be kind Kinder than we’ve ever been. I wish we could say we were doing it for you as much as ourselves But hei aha We’re doing it anyway It’s right. It’s time. Time to return Time to remember Time to listen and forgive Time to withhold judgment Time to cry Time to think About others Remove our shoes Press hands to soil Sift grains between fingersGentle palms Time to plant Time to wait Time to notice To whom we belong For now it’s just you And the wind And the forests and the oceans and the sky full of rain Finally, it’s raining! Ka turuturu te wai kamo o Rangi ki runga i a koe Embrace it This sacrifice of solitude we have carved out for you He iti noaiho - a small offering People always said it wasn’t possible To ground flights and stay home and stop our habits of consumption But it was It always was. We were just afraid of how much it was going to hurt - and it IS hurting and it will hurt and continue to hurt But not as much as you have been hurt. So be still now Wrap your hills around our absence Loosen the concrete belt cinched tight at your waist Rest. Breathe. Recover. Heal - And we will do the same. See more

21.01.2022 Yet another innocent victim of human interference in Nature

19.01.2022 This is quite extraordinary

19.01.2022 I'm loving getting these regular updates of the rescued elephants of DSWT

19.01.2022 Caring for orphaned elephants, day in, day out. I love these people.

19.01.2022 My poem was picked up by an online group

17.01.2022 This is beyond beautiful. How do you express the depths of trust forged between an animal and the humans who became her parents/carers? Elephants prove over and over their astonishing intelligence and emotional capacity.

13.01.2022 Little love. Isn’t she beautiful

13.01.2022 It's not just here and now and us in Australia. Water is a precious and vital commodity for all living beings so we need to take better care of its use.

09.01.2022 Orphaned babies get a second chance at life, care of this wonderful organisation

07.01.2022 Great news and another reason why we should be fighting to rid the world and esp the seas of plastic waste

07.01.2022 Humans - the most dangerous species on the planet and the one that will ensure its own extinction ( and many many others) if we do not wake up to the destruction we cause and look to change our ways

06.01.2022 My friend Merran has a radio show called In The Spotlight on Sunday afternoons (4 - 6 pm) on Northside Radio. Please listen in this Sunday on 99.3MHzFM when she will play songs about saving the environment. I will be guesting on the show to read my recent poem "Armageddon Sneaks Closer" and to chat about why I wrote it in response to the current bushfire crisis.

03.01.2022 This is fantastic news