Poems about Antarctica
Year 9 Caracals 2012
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By Alex • All around, there is ice as far as you can see. • Night falls for half the year. • Trembling from the cold wind and snow, • All the penguins squawk. • Roaring and bellowing seals clash and fight. • Colourful waves of the southern lights in the night sky. • Tranquil sky blue waters, • Ice tumbling down into the sea. • Crashing through the ice, go large ships. • Albatross flying with wings spread wide. 2
By Amelia • A place where you will always be cold. • Never fails to amaze. • Terrifying yet magnificent. • Antarctica makes you feel small. • Really slippery. • Changes size depending on the season. • Takes your breath away. • Ice is everywhere. • Can only hear the water crashing against the ice. • A home for penguins huddling together for warmth. 3
By Chloe • • • • • • • • • •
Amazing Natural wonders Too numerous to list Arctic conditions are Really rather Cold but The Incredible Creatures Are worth toughing it out for 4
By Helen • • • • • • • • • •
Amazing sights, Never-ending abyss of darkness, The most picturesque scene imaginable, All-encompassing mountains, Relentless, Callous environment, The true meaning of pure, Incredibly overwhelming state of serenity, Cutthroat surroundings, A seemingly endless sea of loneliness 5
By Jonah • • • • • • • • • •
Awe inspiring, Never ending, Timeless, Abyss, Rough, Cold, Tides, Icicles, Calming, Amazing, 6
By Kane • All the sights somehow send you into a slumber, • Nothing to interrupt or disturb, • The sights too many to number, • As the snow’s radiance is all too superb, • Reality is a simple thing that can disappear, • Crude as it may seem - fear not, • The warmth of the land is not all but mere, • In pure contrast - the summer sun’s influence can get hot, • Cautiously traversing the ice, • As if our survival was all but a roll of the dice. 7
By Lauren • • • • • • • • • •
All is peaceful No-one to be disturbed Times frozen All calm Really beautiful Cold Thousands of miles Interesting Careful All is fragile 8
By Savannah • • • • • • • • • •
Amazing North Tundra Always Raging Calls The calm feeling Ice Cold Antarctica 9
By Terry • • • • • • • • • •
A is for the astonishing view N is for the natural ice caps T is for the tall, white, mountains A is for the albatross R is for the rockhopper C is for cold… what else? T is for the textual, white snow I is for the ice all around C is for the calm, soft, wind A is for adventure! 10