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Best Poems Written by Andy Ervin

Below are the all-time best Andy Ervin poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Mountain Ash

in a time long ago
i was just two leaves growing so slow
looking for a space
to grow at my pace
dreaming of the giant i would become
if i can catch some light and sun
mountain ash is my name
i am a king in my domain
i grow so tall
for a thousand years
before i fall
no other tree, flowers as tall as me

i have seen a time you will never know
one thousand years i have  seen it snow
sharing my space with others of my kind
we have lived forever in the dream time
we are not wood chip just for you
we are a species old and new
allow us to live ,as we were meant to be
as the Tasmanian giant for the world to see
i am mountain ash

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The Storm

far away you start to form
from the western hills ,you start your life
gaining strength and causing strife
five hundred miles you build your force
knowing exactly your destined course
now in the east i hear your sound
i fear your destination has been found
the sun in the sky starts to fade
as the clouds turn to a dark shade of grey
bang,  crack the lightning arrives 
with her brother the thunder god, of the skies
a force of strength that has no match
as a fearsome sight my eyes did catch
with a mighty bang the sky starts to cry
weeping her tears from a blackened sky
trees all round hold on tight
for their life is in danger on this day and night
the brown burnt grass starts to dance to life
i see  green shoots cut through the earth like a knife.
i sit and watch as the old man i am
never boring of nature ,so grand
she threatens my life ,though spares me today.
i know she,ll be back some  other day.
till then my old friend , natures force.
ill wait for you to take your next course

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The Crow

one grey day i felt the sky start falling
as the big black crow came calling
he brings a message ,nobody wants to hear
he brings the message that we all fear
i try to ignore him over  and over
though he returns like a wondering drover
he brings the the voice from spirits above
calling you home to share their love
day by day he returns to me 
watching and waiting,standing over me
weeks go by, his message is clear
and i receive the news that we all do fear
his job is done, i see him no more
i accept his message and now im sure
i know the future as i walk through that door
i am not scared of whats on the other side
when the crow comes calling ,there is nowhere to hide

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Cursed Earth

time goes by one hundred years
man goes on surrounded by fears
learn ? no he did not
he took on a fools role and suffered a lot
now he walks the earth,  a barren place
void of life ,such a disgrace
colors are all gone ,now its just grey
nothing like the ambience of my day
animals are extinct ,or few are far between
i remember a time they played in the green
rainforests  long gone ,now its bare earth
the lands been stripped of her beauty and worth
 
a magical tree stands alone
unable to help as it has no home
its wilters in the scorching sun
unable to supply oxygen its almost done

a child's cry far away
the sound of sorrow in this modern day
her future is bleak
as the past generation was weak
the years went by ,as the greed took place
the enviroment was cursed, by the human race

one hundred years now goes by
with only one tree to reach the sky

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Australia

i am the land of legend and dreams
billions of years ive been here its seems
a land of dreaming and ancient ways
i have survived for so many days
now my future is very unsure
a modern corruption is burning my core.
my ancient keepers killed and slaved
by the white masters that dig no grave
my oxygen lungs burnt to the ground
my forests are empty and void of sound
i sit in silence 
as the the new owners cause violence.
stripping me of my valuable soul
to make money by drilling a hole

why cant they see 
the real wealth is here in me
without me you are dust
so why destroy me ?why you must
modern owners with their chains
enslaving the land for their gains
here my voice 
we all have a choice

i am gondwanna land

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Gondwana Land the Dreaming of Australia

orange sun rising to the east
as i sit aloft a mountain top 
time stands still in this ancient land
has it been one minute or one day
is it the future or is it the past
Gondwanaland is sharing her stories
sharing her dreaming of ancient times
as i look to the west
orange sun sets

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Mermaid

in the wind her golden hair
flowing long without a care
i knew she was from another land
her brown skin glowing in the sand
she had eyes that stared a thousand miles
and lips that opened to to a hundred smiles
who is she ? i ask myself
my eyes locked on her being 
i cant believe what i am seeing
she turned to me ,offering a hand
with a smile that said come to my land
as she lead me to the ledge 
she left me there and dived over the edge
into the water deep below
now she was home that i know
she surfaced at last
the moment had passed
she waved goodbye ,as she stared at the sky
she was home in the sea
sweet mermaid was she.

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Blue Sky

how many times have i looked at the sky?
never really thinking ,or wondering why
everyday its moods do change
i did not notice it, as it does rearrange
taking for granted it will always be there
i go about life without a care
today is different,something is new
i talked to a kookaburra, who showed me the view
he spread his wings and flew to the sky
making me wish that i could fly
he vanished out of sight 
now leaving me the view of an empty flight
behold the view ,it was like new
a blue sky like never before
thank you  kookaburra , i am i awe
the colors so bright ,this can only be right
a spirit bird has shown me the view
at last now everything is new, i see the blue 
i see the grey
i see the sky in every way
the sky is art through and true
everyday it paints something new
today it is blue

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King Koala

a strange koala in a tree
staring very strangely right down at me
i stare straight back up the tree
as the cheeky koala spits on me
hey there you,do not do that
your a koala not a rat 
indeed this is strange,
come down here ,lets have a chat
his reply is no i done with that
i am the king ,the last of my kind
you cut down my trees are you people blind
you destroyed my home
now i am all alone 
the giant gum  trees so grand and tall
you have cut them all down
did you not hear them fall.
you sell them for wood chip to lands afar
now all i have is a road and a car.
my forest long gone
all that is left is me and this tree
just keep walking and leave me be free,
a strange koala yes indeed 
maybe now you will plant that seed
regrow my home and leave me alone
for once i am gone i will not return
i am the last of the  species as you watched my tree burn
please read this and help me return

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Crystal Meth

lets be friends ,you and me
together we can try to be free 
ill tell you one and many lies
till you believe  in my disquise
ill be your friend and own your mind
till all you do is try to find
search for me ,yes you will
i can give you the ultimate thrill
the tricks i play in this game
will render you never the same
ill steal your soul,to never return
take you to hell and watch you burn
i will command your thoughts and drive you insane
watching you as i steal your brain
you came to me for some cheap high
now your mother starts to cry.
your friends are gone,some are dead
your family is broken,is enough said?
you will try to escape me
but i will never let you be free
others have tried to run from me
but they cant escape my tyranny
we are now friends, you and me
as we lay together cant you see
as you die ,ill be there
pretending that i give a care
you friended me ,remember that
many nicknames i go by
whatever you call me is up to you
i own you now ,own your soul
i am ice ,i am rock,
i am crystal meth 
i am evil and cause death,
do not try and be my friend
stay away till your end