Clean Up short story by Iris Carden I am not responsible for this. I didn’t do it, and I would never have supported it being done. I’m just part of the team hired to help clean up the mess. I want to make that clear, because I think I’m being blamed, held responsible, for something…… Continue reading Clean Up
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Another Earth
Another Earth poem by Iris Carden Suppose we found another Earth somewhere out in space. Would we care for it better than we’ve done with this place? Suppose it was all growing green with blue and pristine, seas. Could we minimise our impact as we made it meet our needs? Would we make the same…… Continue reading Another Earth
Happy and Free
Happy and Free poem by Iris Carden Wanda the whale wandered the sea. A whale’s life is happy and free. Wanda would swim Wanda would sing She had no care about anything. A gigantic beast, smaller beasts on board, followed her a while, and made her scared. The beast was so loud, she was disturbed,…… Continue reading Happy and Free
Turtle Song
Turtle Song poem by Iris Carden You’ve swum the ocean currents for sixty years or more. Have you felt the oceans changing: a bit warmer more than before? On your way to lay your eggs, back on your familiar beach, did you see the difference? Did you see the coral bleach? Did you see the…… Continue reading Turtle Song
Koala
Koala poem by Iris Carden I eat and I pee and I sleep in the tree. I’m cute as can be. You know you love me. I’m fussy about the trees where I live. Food, water, and home, my favourite trees give. My habitat’s shrinking I’m now in decline, You’ve taken my home. What’s now…… Continue reading Koala
Let’s Make it Green
Let’s Make it Green Short story by Iris Carden “It was barren when we got here,” the old woman told the teenager. “Once there had been a forest, but it had been cut down. There was just bare earth and a little dry grass when we arrived. Your Grandpa looked around, and he said, ‘Let’s…… Continue reading Let’s Make it Green
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