Animalia Australia Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

Cool poem. This is a good example of a poem that should really be read aloud. It works a lot better spoken rather than written. Up until the last line, you are really just playing with the sound of the words through the repetition of the animals. I like the rhetorical questions at the end, makes the reader think.

Hello Ahmad and what a very unusual poem, great research, great shape and educational. Loyd

australian is heaven for all reptile,

I like the shape of this poem. It is only half a tree, so it is up to us to include the many other creatures that should not be left out to make this a whole tree. I particularly find the platypus and echidna, only mammals laying eggs and unique mammals of Australia, and would like them to be included. As far as birds are concerned, the lyre bird should not be overlooked. Of course, this is my own opinion. I don’t know whether Saint-Saëns was thinking of these animals.

I agree, really nice write.

What an amazing diagram this poem makes as it goes down the page! How could I not comment on this poem coming from Down Under Australia. You have more knowledge of these animals than I have and I can see you care for animals so much. 10 Karin Anderson

Good Poem................ Showing your love for animals............

Good Poem................ Showing your love for animals............

I like this one. It moves beyond just a typical sound poem with the questions in the last stanza. Rhetorical questions to the reader can be very effective, and it definitely works here. Nice work.

hmmmm... human google(go girl) . thanks.md