This tiny Utopia is home,
whilst it lasts;
Hidden deep, from prying eyes
he watches;
Ferocious in his stance,
he guards his family
with his life;
Threatened all his life
by hunters and greedy land
grabbers, he waits;
He asks for very little,
just leaves and shelter;
They cannot replicate his
habitat or free his spirit,
so he sits and waits........
Author notes
Written October 13th, 2004
In a list
A contest entry
- Animania by Wolver.
300 points, ended September 2, 2005, 6 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Thank you Ros..I appreciate your kind comments
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Very Nice!
However the contest is for new writes only right now. Possibly I may open it up to prewrites at a later date. Maybe. Thank you.
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A gentle giant, with a heart of love and protection for his family, lovely poem, Ros
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Thank you Mojo..Yes primates have a way of touching your heart
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i just love primates and you did very well with this! lovely poem well done. mojo xx
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Many thanks for your comments
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Thank you Tom
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Thank you my friend
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Thank you
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We as humans are just now beginning to realize how sentient animals are. They have family structures and sorrows that we never dreamed they had. This poem points some of that out. It is a nicely written poem.
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Hi, wonderful, gorrilas in the mist all over again, great animal, let's hope they don't wipe them out, I love all animals but gorilla and wolf are my favorites of the wild animals, we are both in this comp, lol, you have my applause, all the best my friend great write, hugs Di
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I really liked this. It opens up your eyes to the suffering that these beautiful animals face. Well done and good luck in the contest.
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I think that the animals are much closer to humans than we think. I believe he probably is just wishing for a better life to protect his family. Great topic you chose. I enjoyed reading it very much, Good luck in the contest
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You are very welcome to the comments Thank you for understanding the message in my poem
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This was different. I liked the message you were trying to send and this was a great poem and definately a pleasure to read....Also, thanx for the nice comment you gave me on one of my poems!
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Thank you
I am glad you enjoyed this poem 
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Great poem! You can almost feel as if it was a man and his family instead of a poem about gorillas. To me this gave it such a human level and maybe more people will realize their plight. Any poem that makes people feel and think is great and this was one.
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Thank you It is nice of you to say
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You know your work is worthy when it is provocative of thought as this is. Nicely committed.
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I think if most people were honest they would admit to some sort of abuse , be it emotional or physical having played some part of their lives... I am no exception but I value very highly to will to survive and improve our situations. I also believe that for all you have to suffer in a lifetime you will pass on guidance to others in many different forms. Never look at life as a trial it is just a pathway, sometimes we falter and slip but more often we pick ourselves up and stride forwards. Be strong
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lol you write so beautifuly hon i wonder my self why were all created. Some of us go a whole life time with nothing but abuse and others live a truley happy life i mean how dose that balance out. But you write with amazing words and i think honestly if you wrote about a finger you could make if sound beautiful lol okay corny i no bt i love your writting.
luv bunches,
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I sometimes wonder why we were all created... Pigeons were designed for something even though it illudes me for the moment apart from appearing in musicals and making London sink beneath the compost they leave behind, but I am sure somewhere
something would be destroyed without the pigeons, so think you might have to grin and bear the pigeon parade
Glad you liked the poem
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Thank you.. I appreciate what you are saying, there are radicals in every aspect of life, I am neither a radical or a person to turn my back on these issues, but I do like to write it as it is...
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I think it silly the way they keep cutting down the forrests and hunting endangered species. I'm people want to hunt so much, then why don't they come to England and shoot a few pigeons. At least they'd be dooing some good then. Great poem, well done.
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Thank you for your kind words
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Just realized I haven't read anything of yours in a while. When it comes to environmental issues there seems to be only two sides: people who almost worship nature and those who would rape it without care. Where are the voices for simple respect, for stewardship and responsible use? This seems to be one.
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Thank you I am pleased that you enjoyed this poem
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Thank you I am glad you enjoyed this poem, wildlife is also very dear to my heart
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This is a very touching poem. i like it! it has so much more meaning than you think. nice flow. from the only:
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as a wildlife lover- i thoroughly enjoyed this..very clear,and easy to read....keep up the good work!
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