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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
***NOTE: I wanted to tell you where I got the inspiration for this. I was watching a Discovery Channel show on the mating habits of the moose (bored?). The bull moose rubs his antlers against trees and rubs off the 'velvet'. He eats most of it until there is nothing left. This is all in preparation for the mating season. After the velvet is shed, he and other males 'fight' using the newly shorn antlers. Cool huh? Shedding the Velvet Prepare for the melee This battle of poetic wit Take your shot, take a chance Now is not the time to sit My choice of weapons? The truth is what I choose Tis the only weapon With which I shall not lose I shall not waver in this cause But stand up to this adversity Nefarious schemes hold no sway This battle is for integrity Hide in the coward shadows For the light is your enemy The truth is here in the open Of that I’ll guarantee I’ll shed the velvet Harden for winter’s fight Behind me stands the symbol Of everything that’s right. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
(I am now trying to picture a "moose" world, where they are watching humans on the Discovery Channel--and unveiled, are the mating preparation rites of serenity! giggles and gasp?) and you, this has the stoic courage of Braveheart's cry of "FREEDOM"--strength and integrity are apparent m'lady. Write on. I've got yer back.  |
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Allysa 
since 1999-11-09
Posts 1952In an upside-down garden |
Very interesting write... I learned something new today so very very cool. "Tourists are terrorists with cameras. Terrorists are tourists with guns."~Anon. |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr dig them heels in |
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fractal007 Senior Member
since 2000-06-01
Posts 1958 |
If I didn't know better I'd say you were starting to join on the Local Parasite Bandwagon of combining natural imagery with human experience. This was a really cool poem. Thanks for clarifying it with your little introduction. 2+2=5 for sufficiently large values of 2 |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Ah, Sharon. I liked this a lot. Be it mind or brawn ... armed with the truth, or with newly shorn antlers ... the survival of the fittest prevails. Very much enjoyed the metaphor and the images this brought to mind. Best wishes, /Kit |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Me too the metaphors that you brought into this one were just great (I liked it cause Bullwinkle is from Canada ya know right?" They forgot to mention that the moose look horrible during the shedding process and they are not happy campers so do NOT ask them what they are doing when they are doing it okay? Speaking of Moose there is Moosehead beer - it's great for hot and muggy days  I loved this one Sharon. |
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Local Parasite
since 2001-11-05
Posts 2527Transylconia, Winnipeg |
I have my own bandwagon? Haha... awesome!!  Well, Sharon, I gotta say this is one of the best I've read from you. I love that kind of inspiration--learning something new and fascinating about the natural world and using it to parallel some human thought or experience, as you've done. It's a great way to get the muse in gear... isn't it? I disagree with the message of your poem, however... truth isn't something that should be wielded as a weapon, because the very nature of truth itself is volatile and unstable, and not to be trusted as a "weapon." It could very well turn out to be your opponent's weapon after all. There should be no battle, only co-operation with a common goal in mind. Truth is a goal, not a means... Just my humble opinion though... nonetheless, awesome poetry PdV... I very much enjoyed. Parasite Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Love this Sharon, And not just because I preach from that pulpit, or because I understand the need to say this. But because I'd NEVER have thought to pick the bullmoose analogy |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Thank you all for your kind comments. When the muse is on vacation we find inspiration in so many things. Being a watcher of human nature and nature itself, I am always looking for something to give me that spark. I've always prided myself on finding the unobvious way of twisting a phrase around to make a point in a poem.  |
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