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On the meadow that had been cut in half
by the motorway cattle grazed oblivious
of the constant hum of traffic. A heron
walked amongst them flapping its wings
squawking trying to get some attention
but was totally ignored by the ruminants.
It then took flight across the alien river
made of asphalt climbed slowly too slow
and flew into an oncoming removal van.
Strangely, it survived with a broken wing
which it dragged along ground trying to
reach the safety of the hard shoulder, and
did, but a car swerved and ran over it, its
driver had a grin that, a scar of hate on his
lips while his companion had covered her
eyes with her hands, mouth open screaming
her horror by this wanton act of senseless
cruelty. On the meadow cattle kept grazing.

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the heron

Contributed by jan_oskar_hansen on Wednesday, 12th March 2003 @ 05:00:00 AM in AEST
Topic: oops

The Heron

On the meadow that had been cut in half
by the motorway cattle grazed oblivious
of the constant hum of traffic. A heron
walked amongst them flapping its wings
squawking trying to get some attention
but was totally ignored by the ruminants.
It then took flight across the alien river
made of asphalt climbed slowly too slow
and flew into an oncoming removal van.
Strangely, it survived with a broken wing
which it dragged along ground trying to
reach the safety of the hard shoulder, and
did, but a car swerved and ran over it, its
driver had a grin that, a scar of hate on his
lips while his companion had covered her
eyes with her hands, mouth open screaming
her horror by this wanton act of senseless
cruelty. On the meadow cattle kept grazing.

Copyright © jan_oskar_hansen ... [ 2003-03-12 05:00:00]
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Re: the heron (User Rating: 1 )
by PhantomsLDY on Wednesday, 26th March 2003 @ 08:39:48 PM AEST
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It is so sad that people can be that cruel. This was wonderfully written.

Re: the heron (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Friday, 14th May 2004 @ 07:37:13 PM AEST
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An astute observation, which had me hooked. I am actually preparing a poem about roadkill. I hope its as good as this.

Re: the heron (User Rating: 1 )
by CARAAAAA on Saturday, 12th February 2005 @ 03:02:44 PM AEST
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As always Im a fan and I love your poem . All those vivid images somewhat tastefully put together.

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