once upon a polar bear
Polar bears are facing a bleak future as Arctic icebergs continue to melt and ancient shelfs of ice collapse
once upon a polar bear
once upon a time
i had a cheerful birsong
now a smoldering shadow
children vivaciously skated
up and down the city streets
parents: no worries
riding trains to work, daily
reading, meditating
taking naps
elevator loudspeaker
Spanish guitar melodies
tapped and rapped
poets heartily sang woes of
Elizabethan melancholy
not depression
plates of frozen landscape
dared not melt
into the dirty ocean
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Written for:
Poetics – once upon a time
Also written for:
I have a little shadow – Prompt # 149
Photo credit: Life Preservers for Polar Bears On Sinking Arctic Ice | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World
Posted on March 18, 2012, in Animal, Carry On Tuesday, D’verse Poets Pub, Poetry and tagged Carry On Tuesday, dversepoets, global warming, global warming verse, melting ice, once upon a time, polar bear verse, polar bears, prompted verse. Bookmark the permalink. 20 Comments.
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ah, those were the days…and my how they have changed eh? the first stanza seems to say the opposite of the other stanzas….
It’s all changing so rapidly now too and it’s such a shame it wasn’t just a fairy tale too.
wow you did rewrite the whole thing, added a bit of complexity to it now as well…
Sad…
Don’t seem to be the days any more, as we royal screw up their and our shore.
The image of the dirty ocean is a sad one ~ Those were the days ~
Oh this is one important topic. Well done,. kiddo! I so worry about the polar bears – and also the rest of us, if all the ice melts. Yikes!
I reckon we can do without all the negative change. If only we could wish it away. Beautiful poem Zongrik.
lovely weave (but sad). K.
yep…there was a lot of melting those last couple of years…and not just of the ice plates..i like your glimpse into the everyday past as well…love me some spanish guitar tunes…
Rueful smile 😦
once upon a time they DARED NOT! wonderful phrasing though the changes wrought make for a much sadder world ~ you’ve captured the fairy tale “feel” so well!
♥
there were such days… Beautifully written!
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Best, M.
Nice 1:-)
’tis too sad, I only hope we underestimate their adaptability..
Such a great illustration of all that’s changed in this world. I’d have to agree that it’s not been a positive change either. Life is and I almost feel is made to be complicated these days. Truly took a literal take on the Once upon a time theme, was very refreshing. Great job. Thanks
Today’s misery is someone’s good old days!
I studied environmental science in school, this still breaks my heart. Species extinction is occuring at the fastest rate in history and yet we seem to need a louder wake up call.
“plates of frozen landscape
dared not melt
into the dirty ocean,”
Striking last stanza to close with, great choice. And I agree with Anna above, heartbreaking. Great poem!
very good poem and a great picture,i hear they`re loosing their fur too.:(