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Post by rrw on Oct 16, 2006 11:42:03 GMT -6
We could be eagles if
we weren't afraid to fly.
Perhaps beautiful white whales
we all might become if
the ocean didn't make us sigh;
too much salt water can do that
both to the soul and eye.
Hmm, maybe we were meant to be
tiny rocks on a desert island
basking lazily under an opal sun...
No. We'd be just as sad
for we would have no legs to run
and nowhere to go...
Humans are a funny bunch.
They always complain
about this and that... Yet,
you never hear such despair
from a puppy dog or sewer rat.
When was the last time
you heard a sparrow cry,
"My life sucks!"
I doubt you ever heard such
from even a grouse
whose future is really nothing
to shout about.
Can you imagine life as a rabbit?
Hippity hop, hippity hop
all through the year.
What a disgustingly bad habit to bear.
And ... they only eat vegetables!
That's unacceptable.
Sorry, I can't relate to any cute little beastie
who nibbles away at lettuce all day
with a bucktooth smile
and never enjoys the succulent taste
of a big juicy steak not even once
in a great, great while.
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Post by shell on Oct 16, 2006 13:37:44 GMT -6
it is so true, the only ones to whine about their lot ... well, that would be us ... even in the most fortuitous of circumstances, there is always something to feel short-changed about ... maybe it's since we got infested with the more/less/better/worse bug ... maybe it's also our spark, should we choose to ever use it ... in the meantime, hurl me a steak would ya?
This poem is wrily humorous .. maybe even heading towards existentialism? (will put that on my next google search *grin*)engaging from start to end ... i don't know if we are simpler than we like to think or so complex that it ain't real ... or even workable .. thank you for a superb look at our selves!
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Post by rrw on Oct 16, 2006 14:09:07 GMT -6
Thanks, Shell! I got a lot of friends who worship animals and despise human beings... but... and I'm not bragging... what the hell could be better than us?
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Post by DavidMc on Oct 17, 2006 4:19:48 GMT -6
Another fine edition to your portfolio.
David
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Post by anirbas on Oct 17, 2006 9:14:13 GMT -6
*CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!*
Got more, RRRRRRRW?
~*~
We would be eagles...
If only we had...
Wings, beaks,
claws and such things...
Instead we have lips
to kiss with...
Arms that mayn't span
the sky, but that can span
the shoulders or the waist
of the ones we love...
We would be eagles...
But, instead we're humans...
Me, I'm rather happy with my lower status...
I'd rather kiss the cheek of my child,
than puke her breakfast down her throat...
And sex in the air, has it's chills and thrills, I'm sure...
But, I'd rather orgasm kissing my chosen lover,
lashes blissfully lowered like fans across my cheeks...
Instead of having to keep one eye open,
making sure, we aren't both
dashed to the ground
during copulation...
We would be eagles...
If only we had...
Wings, beaks,
claws and such things...
~*~
*ggglgggl* DG...Will you please tell me to shut up, Nir?
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Post by rrw on Oct 17, 2006 20:52:35 GMT -6
Another fine edition to your portfolio. David Thanks, David. |
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Post by rrw on Oct 17, 2006 20:53:56 GMT -6
*CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!* Got more, RRRRRRRW? ~*~ We would be eagles... If only we had... Wings, beaks, claws and such things... Instead we have lips to kiss with... Arms that mayn't span the sky, but that can span the shoulders or the waist of the ones we love... We would be eagles... But, instead we're humans... Me, I'm rather happy with my lower status... I'd rather kiss the cheek of my child, than puke her breakfast down her throat... And sex in the air, has it's chills and thrills, I'm sure... But, I'd rather orgasm kissing my chosen lover, lashes blissfully lowered like fans across my cheeks... Instead of having to keep one eye open, making sure, we aren't both dashed to the ground during copulation... We would be eagles... If only we had... Wings, beaks, claws and such things... ~*~ *ggglgggl* DG...Will you please tell me to shut up, Nir? Wow! fantastic write! lots of depth to that one. Great job and thanks! |
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Post by anirbas on Oct 17, 2006 21:19:25 GMT -6
Thanks, RRW...Your offering inspired it, so thanks backatcha, buds! Nir  |
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Post by rrw on Oct 18, 2006 10:58:43 GMT -6
Thanks, RRW...Your offering inspired it, so thanks backatcha, buds! Nir I think this site is really getting us all into different grooves. Thanks again! |
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Post by Sam on Oct 20, 2006 13:17:50 GMT -6
 Sam I would like to be an animal. I really think I would. Not have to worry about bills or money anymore or talking to people that do. |
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Post by rrw on Oct 20, 2006 15:00:33 GMT -6
Sam I would like to be an animal. I really think I would. Not have to worry about bills or money anymore or talking to people that do. A lot of people do, Sammy! But for me, I'd rather be a people. Thanks for the read. |
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Post by soulfir3 on Oct 20, 2006 15:19:45 GMT -6
The grass is always so much greener, on the other side..
until we get there and discover it is nothing but mud and hollow trees.
Again, I am awed by your talent. Thank you for sharing rrw.
Soul
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Post by rrw on Oct 21, 2006 8:33:48 GMT -6
Thanks, Soul. Yeah, that is the idea of the poem. No matter how tough we think this life is as a human, it's still the best show in town.
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Post by vixen on Oct 21, 2006 8:44:08 GMT -6
RRw, it wonderful. Its a wry look at our species, we are the smartest of all creatures, but don't allways have the common sense God gave the geese. Vixen
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Post by rrw on Oct 21, 2006 13:19:07 GMT -6
You're right, Vix. But common sense is a little overrated. ;D
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