Arctic Sunrise Poem by David Wood
Arctic Sunrise
Heavy metal is coming to the Arctic
Men will come and grind and drill
And plummet the depths of the Arctic seas
Plundering the wealth hidden in the depths.
The noise of their ships and drilling will
Confuse the great whales as they swim
Looking for krill to eat and survive.
But there is oil in the depths of the Arctic.
How do you treat a polar bear covered in oil?
How do you treat an oil covered walrus?
How many Orca’s and narwhal have to die
When the arctic has been polluted with oil?
Recent years have shown ice in the arctic
Has melted away and polar bears struggle to
Survive. What arctic sunrise awaits them now
That men have come to drill for oil?
Till now the virgin area, is now becoming the target of man's greed which probably will never be satisfied. This unhindered tinkering is fraught with dire consequences. A very relevant issue and so very well raised. An excellent write
A well informed and insightful write. Our one species continues to think that we own the Earth, we do not we share it. It does not belong to us and this poem highlights just a little of the problems for other animals and their homes that we spread globally. We are not a bad species, but we are careless, greedy, selfish and sadly deluded.
Man continues to destroy nature and the environment someday she will rebel and say enough is enough. good read
Awareness stirring poem dear David Wood Sir. We are accountable for the present natural calamities both directly or indirectly!
It's a serious global problem and men should stop being greedy and think about environment
Really good poem and shows concerns towards environmental issues well
A beautiful poem about Arctic and expressing your concern about Arctic when man is forcibly scratching the virgin land.... very nice
David, this is a great piece of work. You should submit it to any number of Environmentally focused magazines - their readers would truly appreciate it. Cheers!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 5:11:24 AM # 1.0.0
Beautiful one- please do a research on eco-socialism.. I'm sure you will like it.. I like your poem