Haibun;
The Kill List
Giraffes
are gentle giants of savanahs and are preyed upon by lions, leopards, hyenas,
wild dogs and now even wilder human beings.
As
they killed the eighteen month old giraffe, Marius, Copenhagen zoo
officials said euthanizing the animal was the last solution because his
genes were not needed for breeding and no other accredited zoo in
Europe was willing to take him...could no other zoo in the entire world take
him? Why did they let Marius live for eighteen months...why didn’t
they kill it at birth?
Like
they do the girl child in India...
this silence-
your touch so
different
after betraying
another
(Previously
published in bottlerockets in 2014)
Angelee
Deodhar, is an eye surgeon turned haiku poet, translator, and artist from
India. She has translated six books of haiku from English to Hindi.
She has no personal website or blog. "Hot on the heels of her 2014 release
of a collection of poetic prose containing haiku, Deodhar celebrates having
edited Journeys 2015, an Anthology of International Haibun, highlighting
authors in 15 different countries." - David McMurray, Editor, Asahi
Haikuist Network, Japan
Dear Angelee,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this thoughtful, poignant, Haibun.
Blessings,
Michael
Thank you Michael and thank you dear Karen for publishing this haibun.
ReplyDeleteIf we awaken ourselves to the plight of these innocent animals being mistreated and protest it will be a better world,love and light,angelee
Really poignant ! Evokes the pain of a sad reality !
ReplyDeletethank you Arvinder dear love angelee
ReplyDeleteVery poignant. Had loved this one even when I had read it first.
ReplyDeleteWell done Angelee
ReplyDeleteA very powerful piece, thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad and very moving. Excellent haibun.
ReplyDeleteGreat expressed point Angelee, Giraffes are gentle giants of savannahs and are preyed upon by lions, leopards, hyenas, wild dogs and now even "wilder" human beings. I never understood why so many humans believe they need to destroy any animal when they have an injury, or is no longer useful to them, so different than how they feel about life of mankind. You have good talents for speaking out
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