| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 06/07/12 at 12:41 AM I guess this is the way of the 'wild'. Not really all that far from what we do when we think we can get away with it. Nice write lady. Mothers in nature have a rough time taking care of the little ones. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 06/07/12 at 01:53 AM The whole poem is fantastic but the 4th couplet really gets my attention. The imagery of it is very strong and I found myself returning to it. Excellent! |
| Posted by Jim Benz on 06/07/12 at 03:48 PM Sad. I saw something similar a couple weeks ago but I couldn't tell what it was that the hawk had caught. And, of course, I live with a couple of predator cats, so I steel myself against the sharp-toothed slaughter of bunnies and such, but ... |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 06/09/12 at 02:47 AM I felt your heart breaking...:'( |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 06/09/12 at 08:18 PM Resurrects for me a dragonfly/great tit/sparrowhawk sequence that played out (too) rapidly (for feline interference)... |
| Posted by Rob Littler on 06/11/12 at 09:41 PM i was hooked at flightless soaring, then i knew there was something here...and there is. my lip quiver permits me to say: I sense a certain optimism in that the duckling got to fly. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 06/22/12 at 10:58 PM Quite the visual piece Kristina. You eloquently remind us of nature's cruel but necessary side. |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 07/14/12 at 01:12 PM my eyes which are barely out of their shell have been spirited away by this wonderful ode of yours, Kristina which soars Al Di La, beyond the beyond. |
| Posted by Deborah Breuer on 07/19/12 at 09:50 PM I really FEEL the last line. A bold ending for a tragic journey. Riveters rejoice! |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 08/13/12 at 10:04 PM Such a perfect POTD!!! Congratulations :))) |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 08/16/12 at 01:52 AM Sharing this with my friend tonight, we spent the early evening pondering it and all the tangents it took us to. Love it! |
