Emperor Penguin Poem by Valsa George
Emperor Penguin
Meet this dweller of the icy continent
Among the few, he is the chief occupant
Out in that territory, it is freezing cold
With nothing but a sea of whiteness to behold
In this far stretching desert of ice
Live the emperor penguins wise
They are birds erect, not designed for flight
Neatly dressed in suits of black and white
They remind us of nuns dressed in white
With hoods in black and souls contrite
The penguins thrive in snow and sleet
That to them is never an easy feat
Over the ice they smoothly waddle
And in water with flippers they paddle
When all other creatures go scarce of food
Strangely, it is in the peak of winter they breed
After a period of intimate courtship
Into responsible parenthood they slip
The female lays a single egg
Never one more, even if we beg
Right away she goes on a feeding spree
Appointing her husband as designee
To guard over the egg and keep close watch
Until the young one is ripe to hatch
Do you know how it incubates the egg?
He balances it on the feet of his leg
Till the young one is out, he refuses to eat or drink
A rare sacrifice of which we can hardly think
Meanwhile, he thrives solely on body fat
And in course, he loses half his weight
At last from the egg, when the chick is out
It is not allowed to go to the ice direct
But is locked inside the parent's brood pouch
Where the little one feels comfy as on a couch
If it ever dares to venture out
It will freeze to death, no doubt
The emperors thus live on the razor edge of life
And their lives with challenges are rife
With their densely packed layers of plumage
They keep their bodies from serious damage
When comes the blasting breath of blizzards
As a precaution to skim over the hazards,
From their territories, they rally together
Huddling tight for warmth in the biting weather
Don't you think the penguin is an emperor
Who subdues his hostile territory with prudent care?
The poetess has shown observational talent in the description of Penguin and anyone reading the poem gets the images and living conditions of the Penguin in minutest detail without exaggeration.The most interested line comes to my mind while reading was Live the emperor Penguin wise They remind us of nuns dresses in white beautifully told it and created a wonderful image of Penguin. It is a new knowledge that Penguins are in fasting till younger one are out........Beautiful poem.
Very interesting, I never knew their art of balancing eggs on their feet. Believe it or not whenever I see a movie of penguins they appear very much similar to Arabs.
An informative and very interesting write, we could all learn from the way they help each other in the depths of bitter cold extremes with their bodies tightly packed together they move around so each one of them has their turn in the middle of the pack. They have their priorities right with the male penguin involved in keeping the egg warm while the female hunts for food!
The title of the poem " Emperor Penguin" is properly justified through the inscription of the poem.You have so fascinatingly delineated the processes of leading lives and fighting of emperor penguins., I like to cite few lines here....The emperors thus live on the razor edge of life / And their lives with challenges are rife / With their densely packed layers of plumage / They keep their bodies from serious damage... A brilliant poem.10
Valsa, the last stanza says it all. You have certaintly captured the majestic nature of this creature. They also slide on the ice.++10 Robert
Hi Valsa Ma'm, What you have written are things we know, about the life of penguin. Reading and watching Animal Planet, NGC Wild etc. But the way you have represented in poetry, it is exquisite. Rhyming. Loved reading again and again. Love to come back to read it again. Thanks you for sharing. Beautiful poem on still beautiful people.10++
I am bowled over by your comment Unnikrishnan! Thank you so much...! I had even forgotten about this poem....! Thanks for reminding me of it! Now I too wonder how I could effect the rhyming!
I wgatched a documentary about penguins and your poem is just as informative...Excellent.....
The penguins thrive in snow and sleet That to them is never an easy feat This can be definitely called poem story and this is of course very much interesting and heart touchable. Excellent presentation.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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This is very informative, descriptive and illuminating.....Valsa......so beautifully penned with rhyme really makes the piece amazing and mesmerizing.....Penguin is really the emperor of the icy continent.....and I think this poem should be included in curriculum so that students can enjoy reading it.......great write....10/10