God had commanded thee woman and man
Called them together and harked them to stand
For a grievance lay hard - not the way he had planned
And the beasts had a right to be heard
From each land he had gathered them all in one place
To bare witness - to listen to the animals case
Said he - "do not stand and turn blindly your face
For I hearken thee, hang on each word"
Now they gathered as said in the will of the lord
As the beasts from the wild in his presence record
The plights and the pains that were such their reward
For the living in the presence of man
The grievance was bitter and the grievance was sad
But no hate from within did the animals have
They said – "listen a while and for that we will be glad
And no other thing do we demand"
So they spoke with free will as the people stood by
And they told them of the reasons – the wishes and why
The animals there must be left to abide
Without fear of mankind and his ill
They told them of the deeds that man did was so wrong
For destroying them meant death for all and so long
As man kept on cheating God's gift before long
They would find that his wrath he would spill
Now – what reason they had for their destruction of life
Could not cover the fact that their continuing strife
Would lead to distinction of man and his life
That they fought to so desperately keep
Survival for all whether for beast or for man
Was the only way man would continue to stand
And recover this world and keep proudly each land
And the riches that he would thus reap
Now – their story was short but the message was clear
And the question now was just how many did hear
Since a silence was long and a hush did adhere
In the presence of God on that day
Had the warning been heeded it was hard to define
And the only way now was to bare with the time
To see what would become of the message divine
And the testimony given that day
15.6.1983
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This is a beautiful poem. I can really feel your love for the animals here. Love the form, and the message. Bravo.
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Thank you so much.
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Extraordinary!
This was a wonderful write! Love the concept & that picture of The Christ with the animals. In the Word it says that He will destroy those who destroy the earth! This planet was to be in our stewardship along with all the animals. There's a perfect balance in nature & we've upset that balance & don't follow His guidelines & we're going to have to pay for that! Thanks for sharing this! 
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Ah, 'tis a fine write, indeed. As has been said before on these pages, man is often his own worst enemy. It is very sad that the human race, in its entirety, has not yet learned to live in harmony with nature, rather than exploiting it. Thanks for sharing this one with us. -
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Thank you so much. In my opinion, I believe man will have to start thinking very quickly about other life other than their own. If man wants to survive, he is going to have to help protect these wonderful lives or else, we shall perish. The cycle is slowing being dwindled as with our childrens futures.
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An animal lover through and through.
Very well done, as usual. You are so good at this..
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Thanks so much. So glad you like this piece. Another one I wrestled from the cob webs.
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This is a beautiful heartfelt write. Absolutely amazing.
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Thanks, Doolie. I am so glad you like it.
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wow this is so truly incredible my friend!!!! You did such a beautiful beautiful job with this piece!!! This is a truly very heartfelt write!!! I love this its amazing!!!!!! It is always so wonderful to be reminded of the love that God has for us. You did an outstanding job portraying this piece!!!! Your details and descriptions are truly magnificent!!!!!! This is wonderful!!!! I love it!!!! I love u big big big hugs!!!!!
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Thank you so much, Princess. Your words really mean a lot to me and i thank you so much for you wonderful comments. Love much.
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Aye, I do agree. We humans are supposed to be stewards of Mother Earth, rather than exploiting and raping her bounty, so 10% of Americans can control 90% of the wealth!! I imagine the same is true around the world. The few exploit the worker, in the same callused way they exploit the earth. "Man is his own worst enemy!" -
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Thanks, mate. I totally agree with you one hundred percent. It is the same the world over and it seems to be getting worse by the day. Makes one feel very frustrated. I sense though, that given time, things will turn. There is only so much the wealthy can take before there is a shift in the world. I believe we will see big changes around 2011.....for the better. Thank you for your wonderful comments.
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That would be nice, as long as the change is peaceful and brings peace and prosperity to all. With a democratic government so all individuals have freedom to pursue their personal goals without denying the same rights to others.
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Overall, I like the content of this piece of writing. It states what I believe pretty well but I think the flow and rhythm need a little work. Excellent concept and very well presented. All in all, very good.
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Thanks, Bob. Your comments very much appreciated. This piece as you can see was written quite a long time ago. I do believe I need to take a closer look at it indeed, and will do. Thank you heaps.
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