Bimblebox

[Bob Pacey]

In the year 2000 I believe that the government allocated Three Hundred Thousand dollars to purchase Brimblebox as a nature reserve as several endangered species resided there the most important The Black Throated Finch. Now they are still considering allowing Clive Palmers Company to mine this area. After the purchase the reserve was passed into the governments care for future generations to enjoy ?

Bimblebox

The stories told a thousand times down throughout the years
the struggle to correct things that are wrong.
It seems a hopeless case at times to make them understand
but our fight is right and our commitment strong.

Bimblebox, the place we love is reeling under threat
from the cutting blades of miners wanting coal.
This place of quiet beauty where nature still survives
and they want to now extract it’s very soul.

They try to tell us that it’s pastoral land devoid of any use
where what is left is useless rock and sand.
But we know it’s hidden value, ninety five percent remains
as it was when it was carved by Mother Natures hand.

The home of many species that survive now nowhere else
on it’s peaceful lands so many live and share.
Are they any less important then when so many years ago
those brave souls passed it’s future from their care.

Is this the future that we face when we awake from sleep one day
and realise then our world is torn and lost.
If we sit back and do nothing it will surly be our fate
Nature needs us now to fight at any cost.

You don’t have to be a greenie just one who really cares,
to show our Government how much we love our land.
Just ordinary people prepared to say “ Enough’s Enough “
and it will happen if as one we make a stand.

Bob Pacey ( C )

[Heather]

Good poem Bob - I've always said your serious poems are your best work. A poet writes his best when there's passion in the pen.

Heather

[Bob Pacey]

Thanks you H I tried to post the link to the article but with my limited skills it just did not seem to take. But have a read if you can.

Cheers Bob

[alongtimegone]

That's a good one Bob.
Wazza

[David Campbell]

What Heather said, Bob.

Cheers
David

[Catherine Lee]

Excellent poem Bob - and I definitely agree with Heather regarding the passion in it.