The king's spirit lives
true savana royalty
nature's pure hunter
Nature's pure hunter
undefeated in his kingdom
a fair fight is his
A fair fight is his
a gun steels his throne away
regal tragedy
Regal tragedy
trophy hunter's hollow pride
shoots him from the truck
Shoots him from the truck
the "great white hunter" prevails
The king's spirit lives
not a fair fight at all....reminds me of Sarah Palin shooting moose from a helicopter...,the middle verse is my favorite, and it's the turning point of everything....
ReplyDeleteYes that's true that center line is the turning point - man i hate trophy hunters!!!!
DeleteShooting MOOSE?!?
DeleteThought it was wolves. Now I hate her even more.
JzB
huh? lol JB whose shooting moose. I don't mind if they're eating it. YOu got moose thing I will have to check your site.
DeleteVery nice indeed. The lion of all creatures deserves a fair fight methinks ;)
ReplyDeleteme agrees
Deletesad ending
ReplyDeletecant take the spirit from Leo
hope you can't :))
DeleteSam ... what a nice cascading haiku (It's a nice way to write haiku) with such a sad story hiding in it. Who are we, humans, to take the Lion's kingdom. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteTHanks Kristjaaan I really love being pat of your site :)
DeleteLive and let live ~ nature will cycle through it self if 'Man' would stop messing with it ~ Obviously your haiku gets reactions ~ well written ~ Happy Day ^_^
ReplyDeletethank you
DeleteReally well done today, Sam.
ReplyDeleteA hat tip to you, sir.
Cheers!
JzB
Thanks JB
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