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HEG
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0 posted 2002-02-06 10:09 PM


Watching "Big Cat Diaries" on Animal Planet on TV,
the cruelty inherent in Nature was plain to see.
A mother cheetah with an injured front right paw
caused the most pathetic drama you ever saw.

She and her two cubs had gone days without a meal.
Unless she soon could successfully make a kill,
death from starvation for her cubs was all too real.
Seeing their gaunt bodies, pity you just had to feel.

Several chases after Thompson's gazelles all ended the same,
with just not speed enough to provide them with fresh game.
Finally, pouring every ounce of strength into another chase,
success at last meant her cubs' lives wouldn't go to waste.

Feeling so glad that she had made a kill in the nick of time,
I watched as the cubs came running for their meal sublime.
But her kill had been witnessed by a lion lying nearby.
She couldn't stop his taking her trophy; no need to even try.

This show ended with the cheetah cubs at Death's door.
Lord! For her to make a kill, I couldn't have wanted more!
For survival of her family, it was imperative that she kill!
Death for survival always has been Nature's way, and always will.

Next morning over ham and eggs, I pondered Nature's cruelty still...


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akela
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1 posted 2002-02-07 08:46 PM


so sad a tale nature can be so cruel
liked it a lot

Mistletoe Angel
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2 posted 2002-02-07 09:30 PM




(tears fall down my cheeks) Oh my gosh,k this is so sad but well-written, at first I thought this poem was going to be about humans cruelty to animals, but it is just as heartbreaking watching others affected as well without humans! (sad sigh) God Bless You, sweet friend, this is so sad but wonderful, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet HEG, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

amusemi
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3 posted 2002-02-07 11:09 PM


It's hard to forgive the creators of the documentary, because they were there and could have made a difference by planting some food.  They wouldn't have had to hand feed them...so the "cat's" would like people.

I hate those shows!!  They make me mad!

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4 posted 2002-02-08 12:01 PM


While scenes that that also upset me and make me feel sad, I don't see nature as cruel. Survival for animals in the real world is tough. What is ultimately cruel to me, is what we humans do to these animals, by destroying habitat and upsetting the natural balances. But those shows are not for the feint hearted, and I often question whether or not these scenes are just for shock value, or if they indeed have positive educational value. Yes, it is very sad to see the mom and cubs suffer, for any reason. I usually cry when I see those scenes.  
srsmith25
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5 posted 2002-02-09 09:20 PM


This is my favorite kind of poetry - nature. I feel bad for the animals that have to die so that others may live. I know that's the way it has to be though. Thanks for sharing your poem. I have been inspired to write nature poems a few times myself after watching nature shows.

Stacy Smith
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HEG
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6 posted 2002-02-09 09:34 PM


Dear akela, Noah, amusemi, Midnitesun, and Stacey ~~

  Thank you all for taking time to post a reply to my poem. I appreciate your comments.

Cheers!
Harry

Ethan Halo
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7 posted 2002-02-09 10:35 PM


darwinism leaves no silver medals....
a depressing show nonetheless. cheer up and watch the Man Show.

good write. thought-provoking...

"There he goes.
One of god's own prototypes.
Some mutated experiment never
considered for mass production.
Too strange to live.
Too rare to die."

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