Antarctica

• Frances Chen, Grade 6, Five Dock Public School
• Poetry
• 2001

3rd in the 'Believe It Or Not 2001' competition

I watch the seals dance,
On the roaring waves,
I watch the penguins prance,
Around the icy caves.

I listen to the whales sing,
I watch the drill swarm,
I watch the majestic emperor king,
The icy, freezing water won’t make anyone warm.

The sun is setting down,
And the animals must go to sleep,
Silence settles animal town,
And the baby chicks cuddle up in a heap.