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Prince of October
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Prince of October |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn 
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I could be mistaken, and often am Concerning matters in the past But, I believe I may have killed The very last pheasant I saw in this state Not to say that I killed them all Or even, that I had killed more than a score or so The Fox and Red-tailed Hawk were always more menace than I And No-Till farming, the greatest of dangers “Wing shooting” was little more than an excuse For taking a late morning walk through the solitude of a stubble field With a shotgun cradled in the elbow of an orange plaid shirt And even though the 12 gauge was often nothing more than a prop And my plaid flannel, only a point of interest In a landscape framed by a farmhouse window Still, I was hunting after all, and without a dog So I always made my walk halting and irregular Hoping to make a rooster nervous enough to break cover It was always the young and impetuous that flushed for me The wiser and older held fast, invisible to all but a good dog’s nose The last Pheasant I saw was just such a bird Bronze, Russet and Gold, trimmed in Royal colors Dancing on short broad wings in front of the muzzle That is what I saw when I laid low The Prince of October in an explosion of Autumn And though there have been other hunts in other states This one stays close to me The bright and furtive eyes shining from his crimson mask The tight white dignity of his collar His pale leggings and wheat colored beak Scratching and pecking through the papers on my desk |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ah... I have much to say, but I think you already hear. One of your best... possibly one of the truer... certainly, one of heart. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
You made me homesick. I moved less than five miles away from my beloved park and not a red tail in sight. (Well there's always mine, but hell, I can't see it. And that one hasn't soared for ages. *chuckle*) Ask yer brother bri, how well I know and worship these princes of October. Beautiful m'yeti.... you get a kiss for this:  |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Good God, I shall always be amazed at how you do this: Scratching and pecking through the papers on my desk starting with a thought and ending with a story on the other side of the write. Yup. *smile* 2 |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
I shake my head in awe, wow Bro.. you're amazin m'friend. it's a  Mxx and I am haunted |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
You know ~ I never saw a pheasant, ate lots, but never saw one until today and now I will never eat another one. I had the same problem with a cow once that grew from a calf and its fate was sealed ~ didn't eat meat for ages that time. You wrote this with such heart Ed, and you wonder why we care if your feet get cold? We luvs ya! |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
aah... now.. this brings back memories of wood smoke and frost... along with two German shorthairs and the way they worked a field... it also brings to mind why I no longer hunt.. (chuckling)... The last thing I killed still stares with blank eyes that filmed over slowly into mine... when I think about it.. nice work Ed... nice indeed. |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
mmmmmmmmmmm wowza...this is digital taxidermy..and the subject stays alive...well done !!! |
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babygirlwlove Senior Member
since 2004-10-10
Posts 1180New York City |
wranx... you are amzing...this gripped me from start to finish...! **babygirL** **Intoxicant to the SouL** |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
I'm with sue up there, its an amazing talent offered and shared.....  ~~*~~ |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
wranx Although the quarry changes we all go through these phases. Excellent write. |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
Thank you for sharing this. Wonderful. |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
You have brought to mind quite a few amazing images in my mind Ed, and done them so vividly.. You sir, are quite talented! The greatest beauty on earth, is |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
the Prince has been waiting some time for this you just opened the window onto another big field... where next time he will just lay low a great poem Ed |
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Mary Parry Junior Member
since 2004-10-12
Posts 45Felixstowe, England |
Nice poem, but why must we destroy what we admire? Mary |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed So very well done...I'm touched by your hand and heart.  |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
You paint the most vivid pictures |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Just because I happen to love this one Ed. |
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