Thoughts like these sometimes hit us unexpectedly. It is as if we hear of important threats such as extinction so often that we become disensitized to it and forget the impact it carries. Then on a quiet day the weight of those words falls upon us again. Beautiful Mark, it made me connect with that feeling; such a great piece.
I really like the title and the mention of it in the poem again. The idea that an insight "slant sharply" is such a really good way to put that. And the whole poem, of course is just great.
How hard it is to get your mind totally around the concept of a species dying out, but when a single specimen dies in a noticeable way, we take notice, because it can become personal.
Perhaps this is part of the little bit that poets can do, individually, to make an abstract wrongness in the world as we know it seem more ominous and personally important.
There is something in art that can transport a feeling, establish a connection between people. In some ways I guess this poem falls into a tradition of story tellers too. I think you are right when you say that we take more notice when something become personal - I think we are more likely to act as well!
Thank you for taking the time to add your comment.
Thank you. Such great tribute to receive comments like this. You broaden and spread the message as it is the poem, which in itself draws from the stories and wisdom of others. It is the way things grow. Cheers to that!
This is an important reminder of an issue we too often push to one corner of our minds for it is horrific and heart-breaking to think of the permanent loss of any kind of creature from our Earth.
Nature seems to have a way of filling itself with whatever is most beautifully adapted! Variety is the key I reckon. Good to hear from you, thank you.
"slanting sharply" is a great way of capturing your perception of tigers in language coloured by a kind of personal sense of tragedy. I'd just read a poem recently that referred to tigers as "bright topaz denizens" which is also quite clever with its sharply slanting zees.
Thanks! I changed the working title (which was 'aspect of zoo') after the poem was finished. I thought "slanting sharply" had more of a falling off the precipice feel!
Full of surprises! Excellent! If you get the chance, I would be interested to hear your reaction to 'chain saw uproar' that I posted recently. It was written more with forests at the front of my mind. I'm grateful for what you have added to this one anyway, thanks for your comment.
I love the way your emphasis and pauses give a musical yet sad and slow heartbeat to this piece.Appropriate for the remembrance.A labour of love~I can tell. It means a lot to me. I am an animal lover for all time.I used to watch mutual of omaha's wild kingdom. And Born Free is my favorite movie~Well Dr. Doolittle~the original of course.Peace Mark~That was a beautiful tribute.We should all do something.
When it comes to the big issues, I think that lots of people doing a little something adds up to more than a few people doing a lot. Ultimately, it's up to us all (or should that be down to all of us?!). Thanks, mom.
A melancholy piece and all the more engaging for it. Very beautifully structured; it mighr seem a redundant point to make, but I enjoy the way the words you've chosen interact in a musical sense. 5*.
Indeed melancholy, a sorry tale. I do take pleasure in the sound, rhythm, melody even of words, regardless of their meaning. It is often the starting point of a poem for me. I'm glad I have managed to convey something of that here, and I hope still keep the story coherent. (It is also the level on which I can enjoy other people's poetry in a language foreign to me!) Thank you.
It was a shock and surprise to everyone when it happened. I simply wanted to add my tribute. Thanks for leaving a comment, almost as if in a Book of Remembrance!
I walked with You as you told this story...I like Your poetry and reading...thank You
reliablebow 1 year ago
@reliablebow Glad to share the thoughts and memories! Thank you.
dashpoet 1 year ago
Thoughtful and reflexive!
88yp88yp 2 years ago
Delighted you think so, thank you.
dashpoet 2 years ago
Absolutely inspiring!
fywssEnglishTV 2 years ago
Thank you so much, great to hear from you.
dashpoet 2 years ago
Thoughts like these sometimes hit us unexpectedly. It is as if we hear of important threats such as extinction so often that we become disensitized to it and forget the impact it carries. Then on a quiet day the weight of those words falls upon us again. Beautiful Mark, it made me connect with that feeling; such a great piece.
"Thoughts of what extinction means
slant sharply in my head." Beautiful words.
IvyBedouin9 2 years ago
A lovely comment to receive, thank you. It is marvelous to think that something like a poem can achieve that. There is hope for us all!
dashpoet 2 years ago
disarming and brutal truths there.
marycigarettes 2 years ago
... why am I still an optimist?!
dashpoet 2 years ago
At some point we may just go and extinct-guish ourselves. Great poem.
IGrazor 2 years ago
It is what is lined up for us all. That's no reason to be pessimistic!
dashpoet 2 years ago
I really like the title and the mention of it in the poem again. The idea that an insight "slant sharply" is such a really good way to put that. And the whole poem, of course is just great.
tinySpectacle 2 years ago
Lovely to hear from you! Slanting sharply is the way it came to me. The rest is just what followed. I'm glad it came across as a whole. Thanks tiny.
dashpoet 2 years ago
How hard it is to get your mind totally around the concept of a species dying out, but when a single specimen dies in a noticeable way, we take notice, because it can become personal.
Perhaps this is part of the little bit that poets can do, individually, to make an abstract wrongness in the world as we know it seem more ominous and personally important.
leftysergeant 3 years ago
There is something in art that can transport a feeling, establish a connection between people. In some ways I guess this poem falls into a tradition of story tellers too. I think you are right when you say that we take more notice when something become personal - I think we are more likely to act as well!
Thank you for taking the time to add your comment.
dashpoet 3 years ago
Hot stuff.
Real hot stuff.
The kind of stuff that you drop because its so hot.
Dayummn.
samdougken 3 years ago
Burning issues in their ways!
dashpoet 3 years ago
Nice I Likes! I'm a FireTiger...
BahenaD 3 years ago
.. there are Snow Leopards too, at the zoo.
dashpoet 3 years ago
Vital creatures, slowly dwindling.
PulsarPoet 3 years ago
Sadly so. In ways they are as good as it gets ...
dashpoet 3 years ago
I'm glad it has some impact. Thank you.
dashpoet 3 years ago
This is a very powerful piece indeed.
janeczka 3 years ago
It is my tribute. Thank you for letting me know how it sounded to you.
dashpoet 3 years ago
Thank you. Such great tribute to receive comments like this. You broaden and spread the message as it is the poem, which in itself draws from the stories and wisdom of others. It is the way things grow. Cheers to that!
dashpoet 3 years ago
Happy to hear it, thanks Marcell.
dashpoet 3 years ago
This is an important reminder of an issue we too often push to one corner of our minds for it is horrific and heart-breaking to think of the permanent loss of any kind of creature from our Earth.
TheRavenOfPoe 3 years ago
Nature seems to have a way of filling itself with whatever is most beautifully adapted! Variety is the key I reckon. Good to hear from you, thank you.
dashpoet 3 years ago
"slanting sharply" is a great way of capturing your perception of tigers in language coloured by a kind of personal sense of tragedy. I'd just read a poem recently that referred to tigers as "bright topaz denizens" which is also quite clever with its sharply slanting zees.
Great poem Mark, which provokes thought.
TheDisexists 3 years ago
Thanks! I changed the working title (which was 'aspect of zoo') after the poem was finished. I thought "slanting sharply" had more of a falling off the precipice feel!
dashpoet 3 years ago
cool way to open up the cage and let the tiger's out lol. 5*
santiagodevill 3 years ago
Well said - it does me good to think of the tiger alive again in people's minds, out of its cage. Thank you.
dashpoet 3 years ago
I lived on the Amazon for 3 years. This hits home deeply. But it is well that you explore this subject with such excellent poetry.
For the poetry and expression I thank you. 5*s is not enough.
ASAngelo 3 years ago
Full of surprises! Excellent! If you get the chance, I would be interested to hear your reaction to 'chain saw uproar' that I posted recently. It was written more with forests at the front of my mind. I'm grateful for what you have added to this one anyway, thanks for your comment.
dashpoet 3 years ago
As always, a pleasure to hear you read. Your humane voice conjures hope despite the despair of your topic. Nice. 5+
XaveJamesGrey 3 years ago
Where there's life there's hope!
dashpoet 3 years ago
*****5) sorrow which I feels is the existing
musimengalir 3 years ago
A sorrow that is universal in its way. Touches us all at times. Salam musimengalir
dashpoet 3 years ago
Great poem Dash! All to true! Cheers Mark!
EdMuirton 3 years ago
One way or another it seems to be happening! Good to hear from you, thanks Ed.
dashpoet 3 years ago
Wow, that says it all! 5*s
PoetLina 3 years ago
It says a bit of something anyway! Thanks PoetLina.
dashpoet 3 years ago
A moving comment too, thank you.
dashpoet 3 years ago
I love the way your emphasis and pauses give a musical yet sad and slow heartbeat to this piece.Appropriate for the remembrance.A labour of love~I can tell. It means a lot to me. I am an animal lover for all time.I used to watch mutual of omaha's wild kingdom. And Born Free is my favorite movie~Well Dr. Doolittle~the original of course.Peace Mark~That was a beautiful tribute.We should all do something.
mindovermatter2009 3 years ago
When it comes to the big issues, I think that lots of people doing a little something adds up to more than a few people doing a lot. Ultimately, it's up to us all (or should that be down to all of us?!). Thanks, mom.
dashpoet 3 years ago
we're on the same team.Goooooo Team!
mindovermatter2009 3 years ago
Our compliments.
At Wetlands Remediation, policy ensures that a few do little, while many do much.
Our BioResearch division for instance, requires some only to be able to smash a vial of virus.
WetlandsRemediation 3 years ago
I'd heard somewhere there were some good viruses to be had. Great to hear people are doing their bit!
dashpoet 3 years ago
YouTube goes viral!
WetlandsRemediation 3 years ago
it already has mono.yikes..
mindovermatter2009 2 years ago
A melancholy piece and all the more engaging for it. Very beautifully structured; it mighr seem a redundant point to make, but I enjoy the way the words you've chosen interact in a musical sense. 5*.
ExaggeratedElegy 3 years ago
Indeed melancholy, a sorry tale. I do take pleasure in the sound, rhythm, melody even of words, regardless of their meaning. It is often the starting point of a poem for me. I'm glad I have managed to convey something of that here, and I hope still keep the story coherent. (It is also the level on which I can enjoy other people's poetry in a language foreign to me!) Thank you.
dashpoet 3 years ago
An excellent poem on a crucial topic
bigeeezy 3 years ago
It was a shock and surprise to everyone when it happened. I simply wanted to add my tribute. Thanks for leaving a comment, almost as if in a Book of Remembrance!
dashpoet 3 years ago
Brilliant! And brilliantly laid out.
It's also intrigueing to hear the way you break up the expected rythm of it as well.
And every now and then steer it back again.
Thats fun.
ChineseCalligraphy 3 years ago
I'm glad you found my way of recounting the story effective. Thank you for your kind comments.
dashpoet 3 years ago
Excellent work. I love the way you read! but I'm sure I've told you that already.
You inspire me!
ladyofire 3 years ago
Such fantastic things to hear! Thanks for such a buoying comment.
dashpoet 3 years ago
Beautiful poem and interpretation.
Regards.
Lordc0bra 3 years ago
Fantastic this can reach you so quickly in Venezuela! Thanks for your comment.
dashpoet 3 years ago
Bravo... just bravo! 5*/fav
DavidRandallCurtis 3 years ago
Cheers David, thank you.
dashpoet 3 years ago
well done.
mft1234 3 years ago
Thank you!
dashpoet 3 years ago
Great poem. I love your use of sound and your delivery. Thank-you for sharing, 5*/Fav
RowanFortuneWood 3 years ago
Thanks Rowan, for your generous reaction.
dashpoet 3 years ago
Terrific, Mark.
Roy
twohawksfucking 3 years ago
Thank you Roy.
dashpoet 3 years ago