Strike out

[Poeticpiers]

Strike out.

The diamondback lay basking in the sun
way off the trail on a flat rock he lay.
He was not bothering anyone
quietly enjoying a summer day.
He was well fed and lay contentedly,
not threatening any passer by
He only ask that they should let him be,
only a fool would want to poke and pry.
But fools rush in where angels fear to tread,
the warning rattle sounds but is ignored
A single strike and soon the fool is dead.
There in the sky a single vulture soared.

The scavengers who clear up fools mistakes
will feast well now for as long as it takes.

14/02/2004 14:12


:eek:

[monkey boy]

Ivor, your subject matter seems endless.
Enjoyed this - I'm rather partial to
Diamondbacks myself!
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[Isaac]

I liked how you made "man" a part of nature.
Too often we try to rise above the natural world,
and forget that we are animals after all.
Nice work.