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warmhrt Senior Member
since 1999-12-18
Posts 1563
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The paltry morsels so appetizing To an animal so full of hunger, Slowly, warily creeping into the box, All senses at their peak... A loud SNAP... Trapped, the creature runs frenetically Within the four walls. Now crouched in a corner of the cage, Knowing so well the taste of freedom, The animal fears it will never feast on liberty's luxuries, And it quivers uncontrollably, The movements visible, Yet ignored by it's captor, Who can only envision the meal it will make. Kris the poet's pen...gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name ~ Shakespeare |
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lotharingia Senior Member
since 2000-06-04
Posts 897saarbruecken, Germany |
That's horrible! The poor thing! (I love animals). What I most admire about this is the matter-of-fact way in which you describe the animal's suffering. Horrible but great! Uta Lotharingia "Wir wollen nicht Wert und Sinn ... wir wollen Unwert und Unsinn" Raoul Hausmann |
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Not A Poet Member Elite
since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885Oklahoma, USA |
Interesting Kris, especially when related that way. Usually, we prefer not to think of such things from that viewpoint. I don't feel up to a moral judgement, but even if we were all vegetarians, there is still that bigger carnivore out there who would eventually eat your little critter anyway. Now it's most likely true that he won't be able to build a mechanical device but he still sets a trap in his own way. You did make me feel sorry for the little guy though.  Pete |
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Poertree Senior Member
since 1999-11-05
Posts 1359UK |
a neat little circle Kris .. well done .. i liked it muchly (i hate that word "muchly" .. dunno why i say it)... never use it in real life .. come to think of it there's a lot of words i don't use in r'l but do online ..like "gonna" for instance.. this US influence is insidious ... as i was saying a nice circle .... quote: and quote: two things come to mind: the hunter becoming the hunted ..where is the trap for the trapper? and are we to see the trapper (man) as being reduced to no better than the animal he is trapping? Then again ..i could interpret this in a slightly different way. We maybe assume too easily that the "trapped" is not in fact man .. quote: seems to be a particulary human reaction .. i'd like to think this poem has layers and maybe this has to do with human destiny or something along those lines .. in fact ..lol... come to think of it ..the reader is always right ... so i'm not askin' ..i'm tellin' .....!! ... nice thought provoking job kris Philip [This message has been edited by Poertree (edited 06-09-2000).] |
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warmhrt Senior Member
since 1999-12-18
Posts 1563 |
Lotharingia, You will be pleased to know that the poor creature, if read as I meant it to be, is not an animal at all. Of course, you may read into it anything you like. Thank you for reading and commenting.  Dear sweet Pete ,It is a carnivore all right, but no animals, no mechanical devices. So you don't have to worry about reserving your moral judgement. I appreciate your comments, and thank you for taking the time to read. Hi Philly-baby ,Ya know...I don't think muchly is a word, not even slang. I think you have coined a uniquely Philipian word, or would that be a philipism? philipistic? philipistical? You are correct, as usual. There are layers ... but none of what you mentioned are in my intended interpretation, except that it is a human situation. As you said though, the reader is always right, and interpret it as you would like. Thanks for reading and for your kind comments. I just want to say once more how fantastic I thought your new poem was ... truly so very well-written, and cleverly done. Kris < !signature--> the poet's pen...gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name ~ Shakespeare [This message has been edited by warmhrt (edited 06-10-2000).] |
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lotharingia Senior Member
since 2000-06-04
Posts 897saarbruecken, Germany |
Right. Funny how people often see so many things we didn't mean when we write (happens to me, too). But if all of us were wrong, what is it about??? Uta Lotharingia "Wir wollen nicht Wert und Sinn ... wir wollen Unwert und Unsinn" Raoul Hausmann |
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