Photo credits Left picture – Krishna Ashok, Wise Oceans, Two smaller pictures on the right – Jeanne A Mortimer
The ugly duckling of the marine world
scientist lovingly calls me
an ecosystem on the decline
my legacy though is to sustain life
of our precious underwater world
Please don’t let me die
The ocean nursery for all
A climate change fighter
I clean I protect I stabilize
In my habitats I feed all
A protector day in day out
Please don’t let me die
Everlasting purifier
Your carbon I swallow
I am the enemy of erosion
I am the perfect buffer
Protector of the vulnerable
Please don’t let me die
Listen to my whispers
Speaking of the wonders
The timeless cleaning
The everlasting protecting
Of your world under the sea
Please don’t let me die.
By Tara Michel (International School, Seychelles)
This is a submission from “The Voice of Seagrass Meadows” poem and poster competition.