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Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

0 posted 2003-10-30 07:06 PM

Spotted and majestic,
he paced the floor,
gaze locked on mine
in animal intent.
I stared back,
knowing full well
that wild creatures do not
appreciate the perceived challenge
of direct eye contact.
But I could not help myself,
and the safety of the fence between
emboldened me.
He snarled, I responded in kind,
skin tingling and alert.
I felt his hot breath
moistening the air,
as he smelled the scent
of the unreachable prey.
I knew that in the wild
he would have had me
for lunch.
The Snow Leopard
and I each acknowledged
this encounter from
different points of view,
one frustrated,
one relieved,
as we shared this moment
in time.

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

1 posted 2003-10-30 07:11 PM

Excellent Kacy, so true the emotions of the
hunter and the hunted....

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2003-10-30 07:13 PM

Thanks, Barry. An afternoon at the zoo makes me think about the laws of survival.

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

3 posted 2003-10-30 09:05 PM

The Snow Leopard
and I each acknowledged
this encounter from
different points of view,
one frustrated,
one relieved,
as we shared this moment
in time.

Great contrasts of emotion
and a very cool poem, Kacy~

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

4 posted 2003-10-30 09:39 PM

Thanks Bluesy! My daughter and I spent a few hours at the Denver Zoo, and we each had a 'communication moment' For me, it was with the snow leopard, and for her, it was with a six week old baby giraffe.

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

5 posted 2003-10-30 09:45 PM

i love when we could channel into their souls like that
i brake for squirrels, do you?

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

6 posted 2003-10-30 09:51 PM

Very well done, my friend...very well!

jwesley

Greeneyes

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

7 posted 2003-10-30 09:52 PM

Respecting nature, oh yes indeed....I felt as though I were right there....I would've jumped at first snarl....regardless of the fence...(lol)

Lauren~

Will the wind ever remember the names
it has blown in the past with
its crutch its old age and its widsom
it whispers no this won't be the last

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

8 posted 2003-10-30 10:25 PM

Mish, yes

JW, thanks!
Lauren, sudden peripheral movement still makes me jump, even from a domestic kitty LOL

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