Welsh Country March-April 2017
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POETRY<br />
Poetry<br />
Vole, Mole, Stoat and Weasel<br />
Vole, Mole, Stoat and Weasel met on a environmental interest site, hence<br />
shared the same values, became strong friends and thank the spider for<br />
making this website.<br />
They built their home together under a beech tree amongst bluebell<br />
woods and then published their first environmental magazine that went<br />
underground at first. They later employed three moles to press extra<br />
copies as fast as they could.<br />
Each day they set off with their plastic bags cleaning litter from beach<br />
and sand dunes to look pristine. Their motto “Newton flora and fauna<br />
would be better without litter”.<br />
Oliver Owl would collect their crisp packets of rubbish. They’d clap<br />
their paws as Owl took off. Oliver would do a night flight to council<br />
recycling at Happy Valley depot.<br />
Vole, Mole Stoat and Weasel think Oliver<br />
Owl should be awarded for his voluntary<br />
work in Porthcawl, with a Community<br />
Certificate to be hung on eagerly<br />
awaited New Marina wall. So spare<br />
a thought for all the creatures that<br />
reside with us and love Porthcawl<br />
with a passion, people, place and<br />
views, then read their first edition<br />
of the flora and fauna preservation<br />
magazine news.<br />
Though not sea creatures<br />
themselves (they very rarely put<br />
on their knitted woolly cozzies and<br />
have a Newton dip before dawn),<br />
Vole, Mole, Stoat and Weasel show<br />
concern about their sea-living<br />
friends’ health from boat diesel. U<br />
Words: Alun Davies<br />
Illustration: Zoe Gladwin<br />
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