above the field the hero-maker
exercises leadership inspired
massing forces across the vale
with support in plenty provided
the gunsmiths make the guns
the gun-handlers pass weapons along
the gun-runners deliver them
to gunners firing on song
on the field the trap-maker
casts nets and snares wide
able-bodies and deft-hands ready
to relieve the fallen and retired
the charging-mob is subdued
by strategy and power
out-flanked and out-thought
they charge prop then cower
injector-darts hit each target
unconscious they drop and fall
collected quickly from the field
be-gathered one and all
each beast is agentle-laid
weighed and length measured
teeth and health are checked
body-secured then tethered
bio-tags are clipped to ears
before the waking beasts astir
safe-release is carefully planned
returned unharmed to where they were
across the remnant-wilderness
against disease and deceit
conservation-heroes monitor life
resisting extinction and defeat
Today’s dVerse prompt is from Bjorn to use “kennings” or new compound words to create meaning in a poem as a way to continue the evolution of language.
Poetry days #37
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This is a fantastic poem. I too am a big supporter of nature conservation. Thank you.
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Thanks for reading. It is nice to know you liked the poem. I really liked Bjorn’s prompt.
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Yes, it is a good one. I will try to write for it. It’s a busy time of year for me.
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I hope you get the chance to have a play with it, but I also understand the struggle to fit in as much writing as we would like (especially if you are a bit obsessive about writing like me).
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Yes, it is difficult fitting everything in.
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Such a nice write Sean — thank you for sharing… 🙂
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Conservation-heroes are heroes indeed! 💙
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Absolutely, but now ever increasingly overwhelmed.
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Yes, so true.
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How wonderful… I love how it shifted from what I thought was hunting to one of conservation and release back into nature.
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Ah Bjorn, you made my day! I was hoping it would work like that. Thanks.
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Sean, they are heroes, doing their best, but so many challenges to success. Lots of good kennings going on here.
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Yes, so many challenges. I try not to despair.
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This is so good, Sean. Well done!
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Hi Jennifer, thank you for reading and commenting. I found Bjorn’s prompt a very interesting one to work with (as I think you did).
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Very well-worked poetry, in style & substance…really liked the narrative, where it went anf how it went, also nicely original…well done, very.
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Thank you very much Ain.
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