In A Paddock In Illowa Poem by Francis Duggan

In a paddock in Illowa six young emus with their dad
In his role as a sole parent he is not doing bad
He brooded the eggs and now raise the young on his own
Apart from their egg laying any help from the females to raise the young he has not known
Emus evolved from dinosaurs milleniums of centuries ago
In the twenty first century motorized vehicles have become their greatest foe
The emus in Illowa are a picture to the place
Nearby Tower Hill for them is their home base
For the male emu as a sole parent by Nature is his task
To brood the eggs and raise the young on his own of him is a big ask
Such a nice thing to witness from where i live not far away
Six young emus with their dad in Illowa today
Grazing in a paddock in the Summer sunlight
They do indeed make for a beautiful sight.