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Open Poetry #48

Horror Moment

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2012-11-08 02:11 AM

HORROR MOMENT
8 November 2012

Piercing scream from me
when monkey falls from treetop
lands on lower branch.

Owl

Victoria

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since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

1 posted 2012-11-09 02:49 PM

Wonderful Haiku, nicely done as always.

~V~

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
- Paul Valery (1871-1945)

2islander2
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since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

2 posted 2012-11-09 03:51 PM

hi diana, I must confess it is always painful to see such a scene, your few words show a great and vivid emotion that you convey very artfully...Thanks for the very moving work,

yann

latearrival
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since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

3 posted 2012-11-09 03:53 PM

Sad but well done. jo

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

4 posted 2012-11-09 07:12 PM

Thank you, Victoria, for your kind words.

Thank you, Yann. Yes, I have often been afraid for them, especially when they play and feed on very high branches, but this is the first time I have seen one fall (fortunately only a part of the way down) from such a height. I have seen it happen when they were on lower branches and landing on the ground wasn't far to fall.

Thank you, Martyjo, but with a happy ending. He/she had a happy landing catching hold of foliage and landing on a lower branch, and was fine, but it was horrifying for that moment, for me and very likely for him/her too.

Owl

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