Skyjaguar! Poem by Denis Martindale

Rainforests come, rainforests go,
If some still have their way,
Yet if replaced, then more would grow,
Forever and a day...
That's why a noble hope persists,
Tomorrow's trees to plant
And each donation thus enlists
Its help when others can't...

Just think of England without trees,
In fifteen years from now,
Such waits the future overseas
If folly would allow...
Yet wisdom strives and wisdom saves,
Both Man and beast live on,
A rescued future path it paves,
Else all best hopes are gone...

So spare a thought, donations, too,
Conserve what could be lost,
Before there's nothing we can do,
Too late to count the cost...
The TV adverts help explain,
Rainforests have their worth,
Because there's so much Man can gain,
Let's rescue Planet Earth!


Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2014.


The poem is based on the WWF and Sky Digital
charity to save the Rainforest and 1 billion trees.
As explained in their skyjaguar tv adverts about this.


Find more conservation and wildlife poems using
the Google search phrase Stephen Gayford poetry.