Anne-Ri999
Poem Published
9th Feb 2025 11:00am
9th Feb 2025 11:00am
awakenings
accepting invitation
the herder stands
a distant shaped shade
woolen coats tender ears
fluttering to catch each
fallen sound
unlocking small gates
cloven hooves clatter
the lone sheep waits
hers is colossal bleating
I look into her inquiring glance
repenting not her stoic nature
respecting distance
the herder tells me
she tends to follow
his every footsteps
there were no little lambs
she strayed from the other ewes
upon an open pasture
he shares a flask
I...
the herder stands
a distant shaped shade
woolen coats tender ears
fluttering to catch each
fallen sound
unlocking small gates
cloven hooves clatter
the lone sheep waits
hers is colossal bleating
I look into her inquiring glance
repenting not her stoic nature
respecting distance
the herder tells me
she tends to follow
his every footsteps
there were no little lambs
she strayed from the other ewes
upon an open pasture
he shares a flask
I...
#animals
101 reads
14 Comments
wallyroo92
Bumped 6th Feb 2025 1:55am
17th Sep 2019 11:50pm
17th Sep 2019 11:50pm
One Wing
I could see the sadness in his eyes,
Longing to relive his glorious days,
He was a majestic bird of the skies,
A symbol now fallen in disgrace.
I remember it was the summer of ’89,
It was my very first job as a teen,
Cleaning cages of disabled wildlife,
And his was the only one I couldn’t clean.
He sat there on the perch in his cage,
His eyes piercing anyone who came near,
His beak reminiscent a dangerous rage,
Now in pain but still inspiring fear.
Sometimes I stood and gazed in wonder,
What they’d done to him...
Longing to relive his glorious days,
He was a majestic bird of the skies,
A symbol now fallen in disgrace.
I remember it was the summer of ’89,
It was my very first job as a teen,
Cleaning cages of disabled wildlife,
And his was the only one I couldn’t clean.
He sat there on the perch in his cage,
His eyes piercing anyone who came near,
His beak reminiscent a dangerous rage,
Now in pain but still inspiring fear.
Sometimes I stood and gazed in wonder,
What they’d done to him...
#sadness
#animals
#memories #nostalgia
#memories #nostalgia
633 reads
4 Comments
Pinkdreams
Poem Published
31st Jan 2025 10:08pm
31st Jan 2025 10:08pm
Conjugating
Just past the Bank of America
and the ski shop (odd in Phoenix)
there's a place that kills pets
and charges you thousands of dollars to do it.
They won't kill your pet right away.
First they'll do what they can
Exams
X-rays
Even clipping your cat's nails
because she hates having that done
but now that's she's half dead
she can tolerate it.
You drove her there
in rush hour traffic
crying the whole way
Why did you stay after school to grade papers?
Why did you stop at Safeway after that? ...
and the ski shop (odd in Phoenix)
there's a place that kills pets
and charges you thousands of dollars to do it.
They won't kill your pet right away.
First they'll do what they can
Exams
X-rays
Even clipping your cat's nails
because she hates having that done
but now that's she's half dead
she can tolerate it.
You drove her there
in rush hour traffic
crying the whole way
Why did you stay after school to grade papers?
Why did you stop at Safeway after that? ...
#animals
#death
#memorial
177 reads
11 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
31st Jan 2025 10:50am
31st Jan 2025 10:50am
Blame the prey
You can tell the sheep
to look less delicious,
but that won't prevent the wolves
from getting hungry.
to look less delicious,
but that won't prevent the wolves
from getting hungry.
#animals
58 reads
2 Comments
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
31st Jan 2025 3:49am
31st Jan 2025 3:49am
legit
I've been feeling claustrophobic, I mean like static inside my body
internally reaching out to touch the sky
my soul longs to fly
take a breath and take flight
nothing hindering me
changing the vibe on the airs
because lately it's been frantic
fanatical, got me fearing war
getting all kinds of noise from the left and right
my fears are legit
my heart swells, then fails me
watching the plight of the Earth
humanity is hurting
animals are suffering
everyday on the net I'm left crying
my empathy...
internally reaching out to touch the sky
my soul longs to fly
take a breath and take flight
nothing hindering me
changing the vibe on the airs
because lately it's been frantic
fanatical, got me fearing war
getting all kinds of noise from the left and right
my fears are legit
my heart swells, then fails me
watching the plight of the Earth
humanity is hurting
animals are suffering
everyday on the net I'm left crying
my empathy...
#animals
#earth
#humankind
87 reads
4 Comments
summultima
uma
uma
Poem Published
28th Jan 2025 8:45am
28th Jan 2025 8:45am
~cua cua
crabby
crustaceans parade
from highly salted
& pressurised mid-seas ..
inspired from the so
recent news …simmering
in bloodied human hunger..
towards
namesake summoned peace
treaties of the tricky capital..
wearing their trending
military-labelled terrorism ..
enroute the trading roguish
& pirating- the deadly silent Atlantic..
they had sumptuously drunk in their
quizzically coloured beverage.. that’s
ubiquitously smothering the seas
in nacreous rainbow
spills- those...
crustaceans parade
from highly salted
& pressurised mid-seas ..
inspired from the so
recent news …simmering
in bloodied human hunger..
towards
namesake summoned peace
treaties of the tricky capital..
wearing their trending
military-labelled terrorism ..
enroute the trading roguish
& pirating- the deadly silent Atlantic..
they had sumptuously drunk in their
quizzically coloured beverage.. that’s
ubiquitously smothering the seas
in nacreous rainbow
spills- those...
#animals
#CallToAction
#consumerism
#nature
#violence
99 reads
6 Comments
neves
Poem Published
24th Jan 2025 8:20pm
24th Jan 2025 8:20pm
Primal head
It's chaos like yours
dragging animals
out inside of us
who have tired eyes
unable to peacefully
sleep in darkness
waking up to the
sound of pindrops,
watching shadows
crawling over walls
wondering if little
nightmares playing
endlessly on loops
will ever be over
the creak of a
door, the sound
of a pattering
foot, the claws
tucked away
into pillows
ready to
strike up
like hot
matches.
dragging animals
out inside of us
who have tired eyes
unable to peacefully
sleep in darkness
waking up to the
sound of pindrops,
watching shadows
crawling over walls
wondering if little
nightmares playing
endlessly on loops
will ever be over
the creak of a
door, the sound
of a pattering
foot, the claws
tucked away
into pillows
ready to
strike up
like hot
matches.
#animals
#confessional
#TruthOfLife
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0 Comments
Jade72
Poem Published
20th Jan 2025 3:54pm
20th Jan 2025 3:54pm
My Human...
My human, your lap is warm and comfortable
Why do you insist on petting me?
Gazing at me would be preferable
Loving caresses will make me flee
I'll gladly share my living space
Provided that you know who's boss
Entertain me, cater me, on my time with grace
Worship and shelter me, don't make a fuss
After all, I'm the one with the cute chubby face
You are my minion, my loyal companion, my nutcase
Why do you insist on petting me?
Gazing at me would be preferable
Loving caresses will make me flee
I'll gladly share my living space
Provided that you know who's boss
Entertain me, cater me, on my time with grace
Worship and shelter me, don't make a fuss
After all, I'm the one with the cute chubby face
You are my minion, my loyal companion, my nutcase
#animals
#gratitude
#ILoveYou #support
#ILoveYou #support
118 reads
2 Comments
Paulajobi
Paula Jobi
Paula Jobi
Poem Published
20th Jan 2025 7:54am
20th Jan 2025 7:54am
We're Not Furries!
#animals
#dirty
#sex
204 reads
6 Comments
PAR
Poem Published
8th Jan 2025 11:51am
8th Jan 2025 11:51am
Bears
In the dense forests, bears roam curiously,
their heavy paws tread softly.
Ancient survival rituals.
Marked trees, scratched bark, sustenance.
They move with grace despite their size.
Instincts honed over millennia.
Mothers protecting their young, teaching them to fish,
climbing, seeking shelter.
But the world is changing,
the forests are becoming thinner,
the ice is melting,
the seasons are changing,
their habitats are shrinking,
food sources are dwindling,
invisible borders are approaching, ...
their heavy paws tread softly.
Ancient survival rituals.
Marked trees, scratched bark, sustenance.
They move with grace despite their size.
Instincts honed over millennia.
Mothers protecting their young, teaching them to fish,
climbing, seeking shelter.
But the world is changing,
the forests are becoming thinner,
the ice is melting,
the seasons are changing,
their habitats are shrinking,
food sources are dwindling,
invisible borders are approaching, ...
#animals
#culture
#faith
#nature
#spiritual
73 reads
9 Comments
ThePalestRider
Poem Published
8th Jan 2025 7:43am
8th Jan 2025 7:43am
Where Swans Go to Die
Beneath the world, where whispers fade
A realm of shadows cold and stark
The path in death is arrayed
Where swans go guided by the dark
The walls are stone, like frozen breath
Their veins of moss, a pale decay
A hymnless choir, the song of death
In echoes lost where none shall stay
Each mummified face, a silent scream
Their sockets wide with horror's plight
As if caught within some endless dream
Where dawn forever yields to night
The air hangs thick, a stagnant pool
A crypt of ages locked in time
As though...
A realm of shadows cold and stark
The path in death is arrayed
Where swans go guided by the dark
The walls are stone, like frozen breath
Their veins of moss, a pale decay
A hymnless choir, the song of death
In echoes lost where none shall stay
Each mummified face, a silent scream
Their sockets wide with horror's plight
As if caught within some endless dream
Where dawn forever yields to night
The air hangs thick, a stagnant pool
A crypt of ages locked in time
As though...
#animals
#birds
#dark
#death
#shadows
63 reads
0 Comments
PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
5th Jan 2025 7:24pm
5th Jan 2025 7:24pm
Playdoh Bones
without consumption of any kind(especially the stomache's appetite)- the illusion dies; the story book of fairy tales-all its once upon a times; this whole show and prove thing- that you deserve to be alive- to make the cut- another face-another reason for what aligns within the book of lovely-ugly sensational-lies....
signs of a seriously depressed "human being"- when, "music to ones' ears"- loses its "sound" and simply becomes noise; when imagination is or becomes.... desert bones....
signs of a seriously depressed "human being"- when, "music to ones' ears"- loses its "sound" and simply becomes noise; when imagination is or becomes.... desert bones....
#humankind
#LifeCycle
#philosophical
#animals
#SelfReflection
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