I can’t speak up for myself, will YOU
I can’t speak up for myself, will YOU
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“appetite for rhino horn is so great that it now fetches up to $100,000/kg, making it worth more than its weight in gold. (Horns average around 1-3 kg each, depending on the species.)”
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/05/why-does-a-rhino-horn-cost-300-000-because-vietnam-thinks-it-cures-cancer-and-hangovers/275881/
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I LOVE this. So moving.
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Thanks. This is a real living issue. One of the photos is from Jan 4, 2016.
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Nice poem. I felt your word power as I read through. Awesome.
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Thanks.
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Oh ! This makes me sad 😦 I love Rhino .. reminds me of my native , which is home to one horn Rhino in Indian sub-continent. I have seen these beauties up close … they are so graceful in walk and so protective of family.. beautifully penned..! You have a talent ..
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OMG ! I looked again at the pic 😦 It is from Kaziranga National Park .. which I mentioned in comment earlier .. my native.. 😦
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Yes, the link below the poem and the link in the abstract have the news items.
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Thanks.
I can not understand how people can be so cruel. Pains my heart.
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Heart touching poem.One day eigther mother nature will destroy us or we will destroy our own mother nature.
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Thanks for visiting. I don’t know about mother nature destroying us, but our greed will surely push us to our own extinction.
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Heartbreaking situation and you addressed it beautifully.
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Thanks. Human greed knows no bounds.
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I feel like crying…Write a poem on dogs…pleaseee!
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I love dogs. I have one, Skooby. You may have sees his photo in my Assignment 13 post, Write Anything Wednesday.
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Yeah I saw it…skooby dooby doo…
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He was one week away from being euthanized when we got him from the humane society shelter. The goof ball is with us now for six year. He was one year old when we got him.
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My dog was just a couple of weeks old pup when I adopted him from a litter of strays born in the bushes of my garden. He was the only one I adopted but I couldn’t help falling in love with all his brothers and sisters too. Sadly all them passed away except my dog and another female due to rabies. I was too young and unawared to do something about it. My heart still breaks for them.
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I can sympathize with your feeling. You did what you could.
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🙂 Not enough I guess…
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Let me know your comments about my new poem “Tragedy of a Stray”
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There is no end to human greed. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks. Animals do not have weapons to defend themselves against human greed. We humans have to help with better education and enforcement of existing laws.
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I found it! Lovely poem, as you read through it a story begins to form in your thoughts. Its like one book compressed into one poem. Great job! Will be sharing this ❤
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Thanks a lot.
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Powerful, sad and touching 😦
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Thanks for the visit.
It was painful for me to write.
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Yeah the write-up reflects that 🙂
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Wow, really powerful dude. Be proud of yourself for speaking up for them! I may take some inspiration from this for a poem. It is a shame that the world is this way. I happened upon an article about whales not so long ago, and at the time I was reading ‘Moby Dick’. Needless to say it was a struggle reading it anyway (Being Vegan). The book was never finished. Keep it up!
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Thank you for your kind words.
I am passionate about rhinos. These gentle giants are being decimated to feed the libido of people ( a misconception that rhino horns have aphrodisiac value amongst some people).
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Powerful words. This really moved me.
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Thank you.
Rhinos are my other passion(in addition to poetry).
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Moving, heartfelt words.
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Thank you.
I think every generation needs to do their part to ensure that we leave the world in a better shape टन we found to the next generation.
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Oh yes, we must! You are kindly welcome for raising awareness.
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