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Fauna's lost and found

(Google cecil lion murder) Some satanic soul committed awful regicide Of Cecil, prided King of the Jungle And that has left behind his bereaved pride And his offspring in bloody danger For Cecil the royal majesty of the Game reserve Has been the victim of crazy murder! Round the world poaching goes on. To purses of leather one lost its skin One lost its feather to hats and decors Another lost its fur to those mink coats One lost its tooth to ivory bangles gosh! Many lost their lives to heartless hunters Not only are they on animal property encroaching They are selfishly and greedily also poaching Alas! Alas! Alas! Woe to that cut throat fine and fancy fur coat They lost it all to ruthless merciless, thoughtless poachers And even if this lost was found later and confiscated by officers Still how do you restore this lost and found to their rightful owners? How do you return a severed tusk to the elephant? Fur to the lynx cat? Skinned skins to the python? Or ripped feathers to the peacock? And how do you restore life to the poor dead fauna As long as poaching is rife Relax not in beach or sauna. Peep at them through binoculars instead of through guns Shoot 'em' with cameras instead of weapons O' hunters shun hunting with darned shotguns!

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Date: 7/26/2025 8:25:00 PM
Your writings are a terrific acknowledgement of humankind"s encroachment on the animal kingdom. You're good. No critique needed. Smile
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 7/29/2025 10:05:00 PM
Warm thanks for your acknowledgement and great comment supporting the poor animals!
Date: 7/26/2025 5:36:00 AM
I, too, detest hunters & do not know how they have the heart to do such things - powerful poem here indeed
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 7/29/2025 10:05:00 PM
Thanks soo much for empathizing with the animals,my heart bleeds for them too. Cheers,
Date: 7/23/2025 9:53:00 AM
I loathe poachers my friend and if they have the heart to look an animal in the eye and then kill it, its murder in the first degree. I have written several poems on poaching and think this poem of yours is priceless and should be printed in all the safari and wild life magazines. Kudos - an excellent write. Blessings, Jennifer.
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 7/24/2025 6:01:00 AM
Im super glad to meet another animal rights poet yayy, warm thanks for your support of poor animals,
Date: 7/21/2025 2:07:00 PM
Zaynab, thanks for directing me here. Yes, why does this happen? Is it for the money? Is it for the thrill of the hunt and kill? In the meantime, our planet is being damaged and we will all eventually suffer for that. Thanks for writing about this.
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 7/22/2025 4:49:00 AM
Hi poet Duke, thanks for your support against these animal rights abuses. Indeed we all suffer when we make anything/ anyone suffer, sooner or later,
Date: 7/20/2025 2:54:00 PM
It's a terrible thing to kill lovely animals. it breaks my heart that humans are so cruel. We're also killing them as we kill our Earth. It makes you wonder what humans are even doing here. Thank you for writing about this tragedy that continues...
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 7/20/2025 9:28:00 PM
Warm thanks for supporting animal rights as this poem bleeds for them. May humans just stop killing both humans and animals ah
Date: 7/19/2025 5:07:00 PM
Sadness washed over me as I read your poem. Poaching is a terrible blight! I appreciate your sharing and liked your recommendation in the last verse. Seems like animals should be cherished, for they are God's creatures. Am following you now...
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 7/20/2025 1:41:00 AM
Warm thanks for joining in the care and love for animals, indeed your heartwarming comment that we should cherish all God's creations, ought to be heeded worldwide. Take care,
Date: 7/19/2025 11:19:00 AM
Excellent poetry on this sad event. Thanks for reading my poem
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 7/19/2025 12:30:00 PM
Warm thanks for sympathies with poor poached animals.
Date: 7/19/2025 11:19:00 AM
I agree with you my friend, it is a tragedy what the poachers are doing to the animals. Thanks for sharing your heartfelt concern for your animal friends. Welcome back Z. I will be following your poetry again. I just got back myself after a year away. Have a great week! Bill
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 7/19/2025 12:29:00 PM
Oh you were away too, good you're back. Thanks soo much for caring about animals and the comment in their support,
Date: 7/19/2025 9:21:00 AM
Glad you are back online this year Z!! Nice write. :)
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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri
Date: 7/19/2025 9:37:00 AM
Yeah have been super busy traveling and all, Warm thanks for comment,

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