Saturday, April 6, 2019

runs in the race but never winning

                                                                                        Author: unknown
Image: A Hook-nosed Dodo (here)
a) large extinct flightless bird found 
on Mauritius until the end of the 17th century  
b) an old-fashioned and ineffective person.

Theme: Animals - D for Dodo

dodos like the platypus forgotten
in the separation of land mass found
respectively only in Mauritius and
Australia but the dodos unlike the
latter ended  as a sad consequence
of exposure to early settlers

being flightless most vulnerable easily
likened to the turkey as an attraction
that it became extinct within
a short space of 50 years

now only remembered not in a celebrated
way as a person who runs in the race but
never winning

For A to Z Challenge:  D
Magaly's at PU's Poetry Pantry  -  telling tales 

5 comments:

  1. We are so quick to rush things to extinction. The last 100 years have been terrible. Good one, Hank.

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  2. We seem to be losing species every day. It's a terrible thing. And I'm losing hope that it will get any better--if people don't take responsibility and start caring (but we know how that goes these days).

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    1. P.S. Hank, I like the poem very much. Your poetry is always good at teaching us new things and pointing out current issues. However, I deleted the link. Today's prompt asks for prose: "in 313 words or fewer, write a new short story or essay (fiction or nonfiction), using magical realism as your genre."

      This happens on the 1st Sunday of every month. I hope you chose to participate with a short story or an essay. 🖤❤️

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  3. So sad for the Dodo. I've always wished I could see a real live one... Happy A to Z... Might want to check your days and calendar? Saturday was "F"...!

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