Alun Robert was born in Scotland of Irish ancestry. He is a prolific creator of lyrical verse. Of late, he has achieved success in poetry competitions and featured in international literary magazines, anthologies and on the web.
Undertones
dank
pungent
growling
terra shaking
another tree dead
taken by the throat
big bucks passed
under tables of ipê
logging despatched anywhere
nobody cares
apart from the indigenous
feeling every blade
every slice is to their torso
every axe is in their axillae
with every day passing
every cut cuts deeper
for once there was jungle
for hunting, for commerce
for stomachs to fill
for children to grow
to replicate and learn
where plants existed
where flowers bloomed
where animals frolicked
where insects infested
where reptiles ravaged
where mocking birds sang
yet vultures hover
more forest devastation
another clearing in prospect
more canopy gone
taken by the throat
another tree dead
terra shaking
growling
pungent
dank
Alun Robert
No Return To Varoşa by Alun Robert