Thistles is a biodiversity poem, a reflection on extinction, endurance, and the wonders of nature.

Thistles – Biodiversity Poem

Where rye dies, rice thrives
 and your thistle robe leaves me wondering
 how anyone could be so spiny, robust, and drive
 
where petals falter, grass alters
 and bumblebees hoard nectar pondering
 where all the flowers have gone, wiped, faltered.
 
Where lilies waiver, winds favour
 thistles like you and ignorant weeds knowing
 how to triumph past trimmings and cuts, braver
 
than an ox, peskier than smallpox,
 and bumblebees sleep soundly 
 where elephants play their jukebox.
 
The likes of you will never be again.