He's not been known to expend energy <br />Spends most of his life on high branch of gum tree <br />Scratching his ears and sitting on his bum <br />And feasting on the leaves of manna gum. <br /> <br />Whilst other creatures run and sport all day <br />He eat and sleep and doze his life away <br />Small eyes, big ears and button type dark nose <br />All night and day he sleep and eat and doze. <br /> <br />By white man hunted to extinction brink <br />The Koala, Aboriginal for 'no drink' <br />The creeks all dry and no water about <br />But Koala not been known to die in drought. <br /> <br />And I've been told that their numbers on increase <br />That conservationist gave to them a new life lease <br />And it's thanks to those, to those who genuinely care <br />That Australian wood still has it's 'native bear'. <br /> <br />A cuddly looking creature like big cuddly toy <br />And i have always felt a sense of joy <br />The few times I've been lucky enough to see <br />A koala up on high branch of gum tree.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-koala/
