I am the Gobi Desert
Stewards Pooi Kei Primary School, Pang Kei Lam Violet, Poetry: Group 2
I am the fifth largest desert in the world.
I am a very cold desert, yet I can get really hot in the summer.
I am the most expansive arid region in the Asian continent.
I am the source of numerous fossil finds
Including the first dinosaur eggs.
Despite my harsh conditions, I am home to some amazing animals like,
Snow leopards, gazelles, golden eagles, bears, and Przewalski’s horses.
I cover the northern part of China, and the southern part of Mongolia.
I have a crescent-shaped lake, which although it is shrinking,
Is still an oasis for weary travelers and tourists alike.
I’m not only distinctively vast and naturally beautiful,
But I boast a long and rich history; traders and merchants from the West and the
East passed by me when the Silk Route was once a busy road,
One of whom was a famous merchant traveler from the West named Marco Polo.
He crossed my land bravely hoping to learn from the wisdom of the East.
Now, sadly, I am rapidly expanding to the south of China,
And my dunes are forming just a few kilometers from its capital city.
I’m taking over your grassland and you call it desertification.
But, am I to be blamed for this?
Haven’t you realized yet what you’ve done to me?
I am the Gobi Desert.
