behold the wild stag
in hoofed drumbeats of summer
antlered majesty

edededede

man and beast sharing
the same space on planet earth
nature must survive

edededede

spirit of the deer
teach humanity kindness
break our stony hearts


©Susie Clevenger2012
"Hi! It’s Hannah with your fourth round of ecoregion exploration and a call to stretch your poet-voices to express the point of view of wildlife that inhabits the Temperate Forest."
Real Toads ~ Transforming Friday

Comments

Susie Swanson said…
Wow, this is beautiful.. I love your poetry so much.I never get tired of reading it.
November 10, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Grace said…
I like that antlered majesty ~

My hope is that we will learn to be more humane and kind to the animals who share our planet ~
November 10, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Helen said…
I have (what my grandchildren describe as totally weird) a connection to deer. There are so many in our small city, it's not unusual to see them often. I just saw one today, stopped and photographed him. No fear whatsoever. I love your poem.
November 10, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
I LOVE IT! "teach humanity kindness - break our stony hearts". Wonderful!
November 10, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Kateri said…
Lovely poem! I watched 8 deer slowly amble through my yard this morning. (We are in the country and our have about 6 acres of woods that make an island in the middle of 100's of acres of corn fields--the woods is a magnet for deer.)
November 10, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Anonymous said…
As beautiful and gentle as the deer... Delightful.
November 11, 2012 at 2:01 AM
Kerry O'Connor said…
Such a beautiful sight. I can never understand why it compels some people to reach for their rifles. Harmony between man and nature is the only way.
November 11, 2012 at 9:23 AM
LLM Calling said…
I love that, such simple words which evoke such truth. Emma visiting from real toads
November 11, 2012 at 2:21 PM
Margaret said…
A dear was napping in my back yard the other day, the sun softly warm upon it. I found myself holding my breath. So gentle - and as Kerry said, some thing "Where is my gun"... ?
November 11, 2012 at 10:21 PM
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