Wild Koala Day Poetry Competition 2024 by Carolyn Coburn
Bullet lived in a tree
A fluffy Bullet lived in a tree
I never met him, but he was always with me
His antics were a joy
He’s still the best koala boy
Living wild and free
The way he’s supposed to be
Up high in the sky
It’s hard not to cry
But the koalas will survive
If we keep Bullets message alive
“Live life
Eat leaves
And share the trees”
Matilda my Queen
Matilda my Queen, with body so round
And short fluffy ears that heard every sound
Where did you go? I would love to see
My Matilda somewhere in a swamp mahogany
Crunching on leaves so yummy and green
Keeping an eye on the KG scene
Avoiding a boy and acting so coy
Stretching her legs with an amazing bend
While keeping her toes free to the wind
Knowing she’s the royalist koala in the land
Living as wild and free as she can
Koala Gardens gave her a home
But she was and is always free to roam
Someday in a Forest
Someday in a forest I hope we meet
Where I can see you snacking on a delicious treat
Leaves so juicy, but toxic to me
But to you they are a delight to see
Eucalypts galore make a tasty buffet
For a hungry koala to start their day
Leaves and trees are what a koala needs
To thrive and survive and be the best koala they can be
A place they can go to always find a meal
To always be welcome with a loving zeal
Is a place called Koala Gardens, where the humans are kind
The trees are important, and koalas are always on the mind
Koalas are safe and allowed to be
As “koala” as they want, totally wild and free
Koala Mums are the Best
Koala mums are the best
They raise their joeys without much rest
They need fresh leaves to make joeys strong
And keep their bodies fit to carry them along
Until they are big enough to forage and climb
And keep themselves high enough
Where no dog can find
Leaves and trees are all a koala needs
To be healthy and strong and make joeys live long
How many trees does a koala need?
As many as we can grow
Is what the koala believes
Trees, trees, trees is what the koala needs
Trees, trees, trees will save the koala, you, and me.
So plant more trees, for koala joeys and mums
To keep forests full of cute, fluffy bums
Bullet and Matilda each have their own biographies detailing their lives at Koala Gardens, as does Mist, the first “matriarch” recorded on the property by Katrina and the star of “The Adventures of Mist”
Join the Colony and get involved
You can become part of the Koala Gardens Colony by adopting any of the wild koalas here. You can also become a Patron, and one level has an adoption option.
Come and discuss Koala Gardens and all things koala on Discord where we hold lots of interesting and often in-depth discussions there. Lots of fun!
You will become part of the family and help provide much needed koala habitat.
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Koala Gardens publishes a small number of delightful illustrated children’s books in the The Adventures of Mist series. Check out the beautifully engaging and educational design. Our mission is to help children to “Fall in love with Nature”.
You can even find some great Koala Gardens gifts over at Redbubble where there is huge range of designs on an even bigger range of items.
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