The Golden Toddy Poem by Simon Armitage
The Golden Toddy
We hunted, swept the planet pole to pole
to capture a glimpse of that rare species.
Through a thermal lens we spotted a shoal,
picked up the trail of nuggety faeces,
then tagged the shiniest beast in the pride,
mounted a camera on its gleaming horn,
bolted a microphone into its hide.
A first: toddies in flight, asleep, in spawn . . .
After months in the field, the broken yolks
had gilded and glazed the presenter's boots;
the sponsor's lover wore a precious skull
for a brooch, out-glinting the best boy's tooth.
Rank bad form. But the creature itself shone,
perched on the clapper-board, the golden one.
It's a pleasure to meet this wonderful poem anew.....
The love of nature and the struggle to capture wild life species expressed quite elegantly and passion. Reminds me of many Discovery Channel programs. Thanks a lot.
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Most deserving as The Modern Poem Of The Day. Very philosophically put. Very pleasant and an impressive read.5 Stars full
'out-glinting the best boy's tooth' - that's such a wonderful description! Heartiest congratulations on your poem’s selection as the ‘Modern Poem of the Day’!
congrats again for being selected this beautiful poem after four months
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Through a thermal lens we spotted a shoal, picked up the trail of nuggety faeces,