Scarlet Ibis
Red Scarlet Ibis landing
The scarlet ibis
Six of them
And one heron
Found shot dead
In a poacher’s truck
What was nature’s intent
When it assigned
The bright red and orange
To these aquatic birds?
To show off beauty
Or just easy target
For the lowest
Of jerks?
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- januari 23, 2013 / 11:01 pm
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- English Poetry, gedichten suriname, Poëzie Algemeen, Poëzie Suriname
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- aquatic birds, beauty, bigi pan, easy target, Heron, Ignorance, Intent, jerks, nature, nature reserve, orange, poaching, poem, poetry, Red, rode ibis, Scarlet ibis, suriname
Gladius Poeticus 
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