I enjoyed this piece of Brady's because it awakened a slumbering dream of living in the country. I would love one day to be, not necessarily in the woods, but farther away from civilization, in a little cottage, with a few indoor animals and a few farm animals. If I ever had the opportunity to care for a deer, I would. It would never be cultivated for venison, only kept as my companion.
I'm an animal lover and the photograph writing prompt recalled to mind a poem I wrote last year after a young deer somehow found itself in the Legislative Building in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Daily Gleaner of Fredericton, published the poem on their Opinion Page.
I feel compelled to submit it in response to the Hunting the Muse call.
Inspired by "My Cabin in the Woods"
Inspired by "My Cabin in the Woods"
Morning of a Fawn
What must have possessed him
Climbing steps of stone
Ent’ring hallowed halls where
Only man has gone
Pointed stars directing
On his lonely quest
Eyes to front, he’s charging
Which way out is best?
Up and over desktop
Papers fill the air
Crashing heavy objects
Flying tufts of hair
Over in the distance
Streaming on the floor
Sunlight from a window--
Should have used the door!
Slack jaws hanging open
Beast is gone, pell-mell
Speculating’s rampant
Home to park Odell?
Harshness of the winters
Population dropped
Numbers on the rise now
Time the harts were stopped.
©2007-Kathleen Mortensen
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1 Comment:
this is a wonderful piece. And I like your Writing Exercise Submission idea, it gives others the chance to showcase their writing prowess. You have an excellent writing skill yourself Brady, God bless and more power to your blog.
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