Writing in Snow

Ode to Invasive Species

Evolving on another continent,
The exotic pet trade brought them to our shores,
Dangerous, as disease, as virulent,
Harmful as interplanetary spores,
They compete with our native animals,
And they left their own predators behind,
No terrorist could devastate our states,
Like these invading alien criminals,
Is it possible for us to find
A way to control their reproduction rates.

Threatening Florida’s eco system,
Pythons reproduce in the Everglades,
Wildlife officers attempt to trap them,
And remove them, but it will take decades,
If the task is ever completed,
Invasive species slither across the world,
Coming to our shores in various ways,
As exotic pets they are greeted,
Welcomed into our homes where they are curled,
In enclosed habitats where they won’t stay.

We don’t consider them to be a danger,
Until they have succeeded to escape,
Into the wild lands where they are strangers
Until these species begin to propagate,
And then begin to threaten wild life,
That stand on the verge of extinction,
Then we realize it may be too late,
Invasive species threaten native life,
Consider the results of our actions,
There is not time for us to wait.

Line count: 30
Form: English or Keatsian Ode - three ten line Iambic Pentameter stanzas rhyming a. b. a. b. c. d. e. c. d. e.. Stanza 2 and 3 have same scheme but their own rhyme, theme or subject an occasion or specific subject.
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