ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

BINDI BIFFS CLINTON

It’s nice to see young Bindi as she walks the walk and talks the talk.
It might be Hilary Clinton in the fray.
Young Bindi did an interview, and submitted her thoughts
and stands strong over what she had to say.
Her words were harshly edited and the facts were removed
from her interview re animal habitation.
She chose to pull her essay out of Hilary’s e-journal;
this young lady has the guts to lead a nation.

Go Wild coming together was Hilary’s journal plan
to address endangered species on the earth
but when overpopulation young Bindi dared to broach
it seems then that her words contained no worth.
Stick to your guns young Bindi you’re an inspiration girl
and your fathers daughter you are – plain to see.
Fourteen years old and beautiful in spirit and in looks
a wildlife warrior, who cares most passionately .

So Bindi used an example so simple to extreme
and something even challenged folk would grasp.
She used a party as a pertinent analogy
we’ve seen how they go wrong and sat a gasp
watching on TV screens the hordes of uninvited teens
turning to mayhem someone’s Birthday celebration
with fights and violence, police en masse and neighbours traumatized
in streets in every State across our nation.

And if one has room for some, and food to feed that number
but more folk turn up – causing disarray.
We cannot call on miracles, recall the loaves and fishes,
so some folks must be simply turned away.
For were we to share what we had, then all there would be hungry
with little room for men to lay their head.
The world can feed and nurture some, but overpopulation
is the crisis facing Mother Earth, she said.


Maureen Clifford © 01/13

I'm sorry Maureen, but I have to say I have no idea what Bindi said or did. Your poem doesn't seem to reveal that ( except for a couple of references at the end ) ??
And please don't go crook at me, I don't quite get the reference to Hilary Clinton.

Here you go Neville http://www.news.com.au/world/hillary-cl ... 6560803039

I believe it was over-population that Bindi touched on, which is a bit like the sleeping elephant in the room. A massive issue that no one likes to recognise. Has anyone ever heard anyone running for public office not espouse how important growth is? It seems no matter how big we get we must aspire to get bigger - to the detriment of our natural environment. Of course when espousing that growth it is always prefixed (amongst politicians) with that ubiqitous word "sustainable" - even if it is not.

The largest multi-national corporations in the world (who wield enormous global power) rely on growth at any cost for their largest profit margins. Bindi poo-pooing population growth has been cut from her essay for Hilary Clinton as it is something her office sees as a political liability.

I agree with you, Maureen. Applause for Bindi for pulling her edited essay and speaking up about why.

Marty

Not sure that I fully agree with all that she said Maureen ( not consuming native animals eg Kangaroos ) but what I do agree with is her right to express her opinion.

Over population is a big concern and we just cannot adress it by useing the ostrich mentality.


Bob

Very interesting - as that funny little fellow on Laugh In used to say. I've never been a big fan of the whole Bindi Irwin show but she does have a point on this occasion, which led me to write a poem about something I have been thinking about for a while now.

Once again, thanks for the inspiration Maureen.