72 Miles From The Sea

  In my back garden during last Winter I saw the strangest of things The fattest Robin I’ve ever seen It was like a cricket ball with ...

  God created the Pilot Whale, Contrary to heretical theories, And it was so well received God went on to make a series

  Nature is a really wonderful thing But I particularly like Hummingbirds And there is a reason why they hum It’s because they don’t k...

  When I first saw the Blue Planet Being advertised on widely on TV I have to confess that nature wasn’t The first thought that came t...

  My sister says they are bothered by a Raccoon Who boldly take things off their veranda It’s very brazen, and is one of nature’s scroun...

  She was a real nature girl Dancing happily in the meadows Like a flitting summer sprite With no thought of cares and woes As she f...

The Woodpecker lost his beak As a result he was full of anger He had lost his reason for being And turned into a head banger  

  There is an Owl of low morals That frequents our park And subsequently it doesn’t Give a hoot after dark

  We used to have an Owl He was really cute But he had low self esteem So didn’t give a hoot

  Illuminated sunset clouds, lit Like smoke in a funeral pyre In red and orange shades As the sky burns with fire

  I have a problem with Hedgehogs I know it’s a strange thing to allege I just find it hard to understand Why can’t they just share th...

Dredging is no silver bullet Is the word coming from their ranks But at least it would be something To prevent rivers bursting their b...

  As the savage seas Pounded the stricken ship Helpless onlookers watched From the lonely beach As nature won out Ropes attached t...

  Volcanoes are terrifying Just the thought of them is frightful But pyroclastic eruptions That’s just Nature at its most spiteful

  How Sings the savage beast With a heart full of misery When held within the narrow Bounds of his captivity   How Sings the savag...

  We sat becalmed on the cold ocean I wished to see the waters move But they remained mirror flat Still as a silent thought Lost in ...

  Heralding the dawn, The first fingers of light Steal in through the glass Penetrating the gloom Waking me from my slumber And st...

  As I stand by the placid waters Watching as the evening sky glows I ask myself the question Why didn't Noah kill the two mosquit...

  “Who killed Cock Robin?”   “I,” said the Sparrow, “With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin.”   “Who killed the sparrows?”   “We...

Smooth soft stones Picked from the beach Rounded and smooth To the touch Opened a floodgate In my mind As distant memories Rushed...