Donations are essential to keep Write Out Loud going    

Popular last 30 days

love poem poetry depression sad life truth death peace Nonet

Popular last 12 months

love poetry life poem nature death hope war loss poet

cull (Remove filter)

Recent Comments

Nature's Banquet

Nature’s Banquet

 

I am the humble Wildebeest -

Mother Natures moving feast.

My mother warned “Don’t wander off

or you’ll end up a Lion’s scoff”.

Some folk call me a Gnu,

I’ve heard it all, there’s nothing new

In puns that you may decide to frame

around this inauspicious name.

 

I guess I’ll never have a life

of family bliss with kids and wife,

cause every da...

Read and leave comments (2)

NaPoWriMo 2019day 23wildebeestcullwildlife documentarynatureanimals

Black Bear

Black Bear

 

like a hobo

walking down a train track

in a slow lumbering gait

we pace with you

coming in and out of view

between dense foliage

that separates the myth

from the reality

 

fingers point

hushed reverent voices

intone the chant

a bear, a bear

but this is not

some overstuffed facsimile

bought in a tourist shop

this is the real deal

...

Read and leave comments (2)

black bearcanadatouristsfamiliarisation threatcullholiday encounter

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message