Image: Sad looking
and chained up (here)
on reflection how he regretted it
off guard, he let slip
flying into the wilderness
his concentration in tatters
his mind in confusion
crying in shame
it played havoc
on his normally stable demeanor
his dad's advice flung aside
no, he acted too fast!
(44 words)
Linda's at d'Verse' Quadrille
(to include the word 'slip')
We often live to regret out thoughtless choices!
ReplyDeleteGood description: "his concentration in tatters"
ReplyDeleteOh! how much the tiger cub must be missing his wild home :(
ReplyDeleteSuch a sad commentary. Poor baby.
ReplyDeleteI love how you 'slipped' in the word havoc as well!
ReplyDeleteInteresting quadrille, Hank...i feel there's more to this story!
ReplyDeleteGood verse Hank, it's hard these days to concentrate on life, but we must to survive.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
So hard to focus or to even begin to know what to do. He should be more forgiving of himself.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it is the only way one learns
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