New Guinea’s myth and glamour
\nThat seemingly entice
\nUs into the forests
\nWhere birds of paradise
\nShow off with their fashion sense
\nSo diverse, they are
\nLayering their colours
\nEach following its star<\/p>\n
Adornments were consequential
\nAttracting and ensuring
\nThe female of the species
\nCould be so much more enduring
\nThey were less endowed with colour
\nBut more inclined to be
\nSedate and fairly passive
\nLooking down from off their tree<\/p>\n
Back in the 1500 “s
\nOr there about’s we heard
\nThey were known
\nas the winged gods
\nThey were the true
\n“Cool”bird
\nViolaceous, cerulean
\nAquamarine and more
\nAureate a rainbow whisper
\nCrystalline it tore<\/p>\n
As a pigment through ones eyes
\nTo just excite the brain
\nThese birds, were just so dazzling
\nA phosphorescent stain
\nIn cabinets of curiosity
\nThese most varying forms
\nWere shipped back from the tropics
\nThrough really frightening storms
\nKings and queens were adamant
\nWhat priceless gems were to hand
\nOrnithological miracles
\nThat helped us understand<\/p>\n
The sunlight brought the colour
\nInto western eyes to see
\nThey shipped some to the London Zoo
\nSuch a rarity
\nThey were
\nNaturalists were overcome
\nBy their largely exotic look
\nThese cockroach eating phenomena
\nThat truthfully had took
\nThe world by storm
\nTheir beauty, their elegance
\nStill to this day
\nThey are being measured
\nBy their purposeful display<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Guinea’s myth and glamour That seemingly entice Us into the forests Where birds of paradise Show off with their fashion sense So diverse, they are Layering their colours Each following its star Adornments were consequential Attracting and ensuring The … Continue reading