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The Polar Bear

Oh mothers of the world stand before your mirrors of
Self-reflections, now gather all kindred near, now just 
For one moment imagine them disappearing, vaporizing into
The thinnest of air?
This realization is the future fate of the polar bear,
Look into the eyes of this beautiful creature of nature,
Behold she is completely unaware of the meaning of 
Extension, this mother only knows her cubs
Are hunger, and there is not enough food to feed them?
The season of the ice grows shorter, the seal 
Population has grown less and less every year,
And the Arctic Tundra of her youth has faded away?
The wilderness is vanishing, as man kind enters
This frozen arena of ice and snow, these creatures
Are running out of elbow room.
The mother bears cubs may soon become just
A numbered statistic, or even worse,
To the bitter reality of certain death, it’s time
We do something about it before it’s too late?
Many other species face the same finality,
Yet humanity turns a blind eye to this truth of realism,
What if in the future that mirror is fact not fiction for
Are kind as well!
Again mothers look deeply into the eyes of this
She mother Polar Bear, than again face this reflections
View at yourself, can you not hear the cries of her young,
As their bellies grumble for food substance!
Soon she this proud beast of artic freedom,
This wild symbol of Alaskan wilderness,
May have to choose which cub shall live or 
Must die, so that at least one survives,
Which cub of humanity would you so close?
It is up to us the children of humanity,
To make some kind of difference in this world,
Or the only place the Polar Bears will be seen
Is in an inter-city zoo, but even their these
Creatures are in trouble, for the breeding
Programs have run out of fresh bloods DNA,
To produce heathy mating stock?
The future is becoming uncertain for many
Species, it’s all up to us now to make the 
World at large a better place to co-exist,
With others on this big blue world of ours?
Until than don’t forget it’s their planet two,
The Polar Bears, tigers, lions, and so many
Others of God’s divine creation!

BY: CHERYL ANNA DUNN
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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September 10, 2015 at 10:31 AM
Think of this Polar, as being ME... always needing something... Love, warmth, mother and food. In this case POETRY from a good poetic sis and friend... :) SO yes, A love Poem will do well... Unless, you really got a Zombie Poem, I have not read. LINDA
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September 9, 2015 at 9:08 PM
"The future is becoming uncertain for many Species" Very true, and we are said to face another mass extinction, the 6th one, as there were 5 in our past. Not just the popular species, but the one's like certain types of tree frogs/insects/plants that really play a major role in the ecosystem where larger, more popular animals dwell. We've got to stand up, act quickly before more of our beloved creatures disappear from this beautiful earth.Thank you for sharing such a lovely poem. Always, Laura
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September 1, 2015 at 10:52 PM
The wilderness is beautiful and I love it. A powerful reflection. Sad life, though... I love this my friend.... BUT I MUST READ ZOMBIE POEM............. ZOMBIES R US'
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