Category Archives: Poem of the Day

Big Bird Emu by Celia Berrell

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Big Bird Emu
cannot fly.
Got long legs
and big brown eyes;
slender neck
and smiley beak;
stringy feathers,
mega feet.

Big Bird Emu
sits on nest.
Eight whole weeks,
no food no rest;
nearly faint
from heat and thirst;
wants those chicks
to hatch out first.

Shading babies,
outstretched wings,
eating grass
and insect things.
Eighteen months
‘til they’re full-grown,
big enough,
safe on their own.

Big Bird Emu
dedicated.
Caring love
for little babies.
Get too close
might make him mad,
‘cos he’s their
Big Bird Emu DAD!

Today is Father’s Day

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Kids & Pets Playtime  by Celia Berrell

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Sometimes the simplest
things are the best.
The magic of play
among kids and their pets

comes from the time
they spend with each other,
rather than whether
a toy lasts forever.

As children grow up,
they go through phases.
Peek-a-boo games
don’t last for ages.

But sticks and balls
always win the day
whenever it’s
doggy-time for play!

Artwork: FRIENDS by Karen Erasmus

Mallee Revival by Celia Berrell

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Some eucalypts on desert scrub
politely share the skies,
creating lairs of dappled shade
where spinifex resides.

These mallee trees, like brollies
with their flattened canopies,
have many splaying slender trunks
at varying degrees.

Their knobbly base, a lignotuber,
helps them to survive,
should bushfire kill above the ground,
that mallee’s still alive.

Stored inside its bulbous base,
emergency supplies!
Water, food will grow new stems.
Our mallee tree revives.

Celebrating Science Week and Poetry Month 2026

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H2O by Andrea Lew & Science Week

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There are plenty of free events currently happening for SCIENCE WEEK, and combining SCIENCE with POETRY is one of them! H2O by Andrea Lew is one of the Science Rhymes featured in OUR FLORA-VERSE as part of these celebrations.

Did you know that
H2O
is the chemical symbol for water?

Hydrogen, Hydrogen Oxygen.
Drink several glasses every day
to keep the doctor away.

Did you know that
H2O
is good for health and hydration?
It regulates body temperature
and is part of respiration.

Did you know that
H2O
exists as liquid, solid and gas?
On Earth we have all three.
Elsewhere it’s mostly found as ice.

Vital for health and hydration,
this refreshing liquid drink,
for humans, plants and animals 
deserves our celebration!

Artwork by Andrea Lew

Weird-Wired Microbes by Celia Berrell

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Geobacter like a bit
of current for their tea.
These microbes stay alive by
eating ELECTRICITY.

Connected by their hair-like strands
these wired-up microbes grow
and form a film of circuit-slime
that makes a current flow.

Feeding on electrons
can you guess what they excrete?
Electrons in – electrons out.
It’s weird.  But rather neat!

Image from Pixabay

Winter in Australia by Linda Davidson

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Winter in Australia is varied that’s true blue,
From snowy mountain ranges to temps of thirty-two.
Winter begins when the month of June has arrived.
And the nights are usually cooler, no matter where you reside.
Winter nights make clearer air, so the stars twinkle brighter
While winter days are shorter and the sun appears calmer.
Winter is great for drinking hot chocolate that is steaming
And snuggling with blankets while reading and dreaming.
Winter is a time for jackets, socks and beanies to be worn,
And bonfires on the beach are a fun way to stay warm.

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Mid-Month Poetry Prompt

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THE JOURNEY OF A WORD

Choose a word and find out where it came from and what it means. Some words have changed their meaning; some have added new meanings as time has passed. Can you explain this word and its journey of uses and meanings in a poem?

Campfire Delight by Celia Berrell

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The campfire’s burning merrily
as Frogmouth sings a melody.

Percussion’s played by Wallaby
and Devil howls the harmony.

Before they leave, they thought they might
sing lullabies to sky-star’s light.

Some soothing songs that feel just right
for wishing the world a fond “Goodnight”.

Artwork: NIGHTSOUNDS by Amanda W Johnson

Him (Haiku) by Marque Dobrow

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Drive around the curb
And suddenly you see him:
The lollipop man.

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A Haiku poem by Toni Newell

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Lush new growth explodes
Flowers in abundance show
A bird’s wings flutter

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