The Last Song
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Kaua'i 'o'o (Moho braccatus), extinct 1987
Within a circle of emerald peaks
Where memories stretch a million miles long
Whistled through bright black plumes and golden streaks
Wherever life exists, it sings a song
Blessed Kaua'i, where the 'o'o reside
Lonesome haven for that endemic race
A frail and fertile ground for doom to ride
Pestilence brought forth extinction's embrace
Those wooden whales passed on a host of beasts
Cats and dogs and gnats with ravenous eyes
The helpless 'o'o now their scrumptious feast
All but one bird met untimely demise
His broken duet wailed then through the shores
Then it fades, and the 'o'o sang no more
Copyright © Vanya Evangeline | Year Posted 2025
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