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s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
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since 2003-10-26

Posts 1105
Watertown, NY

0 posted 2011-01-04 11:58 AM

the dreaded
porcupine
which everyone
shuns
like its
her fault she
has a coat
of sharp
spines
Ignorant fools
they know not
that the prickliest
are often so, only
to protect a tender
heart
-----
Image Credit

-Trina.

When you decide to walk away- walk away. Don't look back, In that moment you'll lose trust and faith- in yourself.

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

1 posted 2011-01-04 12:39 PM

Very tender write, Trina . . . er . . . However and all that . . . The ones I came into contact with were without hearts . . . They had those spines and on the end of each one was a fish hook which inflected measurable pain and anguish . . . Just saying . . .

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

2 posted 2011-01-04 01:47 PM

True that Trina.

Lori

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

3 posted 2011-01-04 02:00 PM

Yes, that is sadly the case. Maybe one day there might be a realization that the showing of a tender heart is the best protection ever but I'm not too sure that the world is ready for that yet.

Dark Stranger
Member Patricius

since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

4 posted 2011-01-04 03:09 PM

I think it was Mae West (or maybe Jersey Snookie) that spoke of the porcupine wistfully...so many ways to get pricked so little time..or something along those terms. enjoyed this one lady

Earl Brinkman
Senior Member

since 2010-03-03

Posts 1183
Osaka, Japan

5 posted 2011-01-04 07:19 PM

Haven`t had a chance to read a poem of yours for a while. This was a treat.

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

6 posted 2011-01-04 08:26 PM

Awww wow, this is really moving.
Love the sentiment.

Beautifully done, innocent1~

Spiros Zafiris
Senior Member

since 2002-10-20

Posts 982
Canada

7 posted 2011-01-05 04:21 AM

..>>very heartwarming..>>spiros

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

8 posted 2011-01-05 01:24 PM

Yes, this is often true and I like the way you said it.
ida

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

9 posted 2011-01-05 02:17 PM

Oh yeah, I just love that.
What a super picture!

Eric

ain't doin nothin at all just answerin the call
and kinda driftin away from it all

XGarapanX
Senior Member

since 2008-06-19

Posts 1435
Antarctica

10 posted 2011-01-06 07:14 AM

Hafa Adai, distant cousinly human from that foreign Island, Guam. I'm Patrick from the CNMI, displaced and dispossessed for (possibly) ever. Pleased to meet you and equally pleased to read your poetry. I love the sensitive beauty of this poem and it's insight. Magic.

·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`· "Look! Crumbs on his jacketses... Heeee took it!"

s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
Senior Member

since 2003-10-26

Posts 1105
Watertown, NY

11 posted 2011-01-06 07:59 AM

Jerry.....Perhaps those weren't porcupines, but puffer fish

Although one lives on land and the other lives in the ocean they both have spikes-Thanx for looking in.

Thanx Lori

Honey-I'm not ready for that yet

But it seems like it would be an ideal world.

LoL Dark Snookie? ha. Thanx.

Earl, Always a pleasure, Thanx. I look forward to your next piece.

BlueS, Thanx so much.

Spiros, >>Thanx<<

Ida, Thanx a bunch.

Eric, It is isn't it? I wonder how they got so many spikes? Thanx.

LoL Hi Patrick Why displaced?? The pleasure is mine, Thanx.

-Trina.

When you decide to walk away- walk away. Don't look back, In that moment you'll lose trust and faith- in yourself.

Rex Allen McCoy
Member Elite

since 2000-01-30

Posts 2863
Sippin a Timmy's in London

12 posted 2011-01-06 06:36 PM

I've heard they can be the friendliest animals ... I don't think I'd want a life compared to that of a porcupine ... too lonely

enjoyed

faithmairee
Senior Member

since 2011-01-05

Posts 1441
Poe Haven, USA

13 posted 2011-01-07 03:15 AM

i loved both your poem and picture....they go perfect together...a thought-provoking and nicely written poem!

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

XGarapanX
Senior Member

since 2008-06-19

Posts 1435
Antarctica

14 posted 2011-01-07 08:07 AM

My island no longer belongs to my people.

[This message has been edited by XGarapanX (01-07-2011 09:13 PM).]

Amaryllis
Senior Member

since 2010-05-20

Posts 1306
Mi now

15 posted 2011-01-07 09:56 AM

The Porcupine may be spiny, but not on all sides. They have a very soft (and vulnerable) underside. Wonderful write, Trina, and great picture, too.

Amaryllis

s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
Senior Member

since 2003-10-26

Posts 1105
Watertown, NY

16 posted 2011-01-08 08:54 AM

Indeed Rex, it seems like a lonely life. Thanx.

Thanx for looking in Faith.

Garapan, I know the feeling.

Amaryllis, Yeah, but that seems like a tough area to reach

Thanx.

-Trina.

When you decide to walk away- walk away. Don't look back, In that moment you'll lose trust and faith- in yourself.

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

17 posted 2011-01-08 09:07 AM

so true and beautifully done

M

s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
Senior Member

since 2003-10-26

Posts 1105
Watertown, NY

18 posted 2011-01-08 09:51 AM

Thanx for looking in NakdT.

-Trina.

When you decide to walk away- walk away. Don't look back, In that moment you'll lose trust and faith- in yourself.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

19 posted 2011-01-09 10:08 PM

Nice...James

s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
Senior Member

since 2003-10-26

Posts 1105
Watertown, NY

20 posted 2011-01-11 04:19 AM

Thanx James, always a pleasure.

-Trina
Be thankful for every person who has caused you pain. In that moment, they became your assistant of growth.

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