In times of trouble, we all grieve
The cat will wander and wonder what they could have done right
The parrot will squawk on and on about what they did wrong
The mouse will whimper and hide
The horse will run and run until their problem is solved
The bear will shed his tears, that have been a longtime hidden
The beaver will create and destroy, build and unbuild
The ostrich will wish to fly away
The puppy goes quiet, goes quiet and watches
-A.K. Yearling
Brunswick
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Wow. A wonderful poem. How old is this "young voice"? (Note you can comment here, and you can see all the "young voices" by clicking on that label in the right margin.) Welcome A.K. Yearling!
ReplyDeleteThe last two lines are amazing. Breaking the cliche of the ostrich we expect to stick her head in the sand lights up her feeling--- yes, of course, she does that because she wants to fly away and can't--- just in time to set us up to really feel what the puppy feels in the last line.
ReplyDeleteNice poem, just full of surprises.
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