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Nice job here
I like the evenness of the stanzas, which to me flowed easily, sort of like the bird's soaring flight.
posted by
FineYoungSinger
on September 6, 2007 at 12:56 PM
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AmMused
Stick with the sweetness of the flight for now - as you poem so beautifully depicted. Hold onto those thoughts as they were free and uplifting.
posted by
Troosha
on September 6, 2007 at 12:01 PM
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It's a nice poem .
posted by
afzal50
on September 6, 2007 at 9:09 AM
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Keep soaring Muse!
posted by
nemonemo
on September 6, 2007 at 8:10 AM
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Re: Flight of the Eagle
Yeah, I get ya. Graphic and disgusting to our sensibilities. No one wants to remember or acknowledge that side of things. That sloth probably fed that eagle's family, just as that cow or pig or chicken feeds ours. Unfortunately we live, we eat, we kill. It is the cycle of life. At least the animals like eagles, wolves, etc. only kill to survive. We kill much more than we could ever eat and throw the rest in the trash. While others starve.
We kill and maim animals for sport or fun. While we aren't't killing to eat, we kill the environment which kills even more life. Many people become vegetarians because they don't like the thought of killing. Even then something dies so we can eat. There have been some studies done as far back as the 1950's and 1960's that show that plants have feelings, too. We are stuck in a reality that is depressingly cruel. I cope by seeing the good and noble wherever I can. That is balance. At least for me.
What does the dove eat? Grain, insects? How many geese died to fluff that pillow? Don't think they all gave up those feather's willingly. Maybe their carcasses ended up on a family's dinner table, maybe they didn't. Waste. Yes, some may have just had feathers culled. What does that mean? Naked, suffering geese? I wonder how that industry would stand up to scrutiny. I don't know much about it. You have opened up some questions for me. Thank you. ( I am not sure I want to see the answers, knowing the greed of mankind.)
In my way of thinking, the true sin is waste. Waste and greed.
"Walk softly, softly on the good green earth."
Thank you again for your perspective and thank you for listening to, oops, reading, mine. Please come again. I would love to hear from you. AmMused
posted by
AmMused
on September 6, 2007 at 6:31 AM
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I used to feel very similar thoughts regarding the eagle, actually ...
That is until I saw this one nature show on the Discovery Channel. There was this adorable two-toed sloth just climbing around in his tree, minding his own business ... when, all of a sudden, a huge eagle swoops down and grabs him!
I don't think I need to tell you what happened next. However, let's just say, I certainly lost a lot of respect for the supposedly "noble" eagle that day.
How come the dove gets to be the peace symbol?
How about the pillow?
It has more feathers than the dove,
and it doesn't have that dangerous beak.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 6, 2007 at 5:03 AM
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