Carnage Caused By Vanity

Above the clouds are buffalo aplenty Shot by whites as Native Americans cried The tribes made use of all portions of their prey European settlers only sought their hides Palin bragged of killing moose as a young child Did this tough meat truly feed her family Perhaps their heads were displayed o’er a fireplace And Palin’s explanation -- chicanery A dozen ducks once roamed a wooded forest First babes, then mother, lost their lives to sportsmen It makes you wonder who could eat so many More likely targets for those with a killing yen Early man killed only to survive the wild Natural order brings hunters into play There’s no “sport” in killing for other reasons Souls of those needlessly killed rise above the fray Staring down in sadness as others are shot Where is the logic and the humanity In amassing trophies while chugging down beer Who can stop this carnage caused by vanity For Constance’s “I Am Sending You a Gift of Poetry, Dear Heart” contest Inspired by “In a Patch of Heaven” by Constance~A Rambling Poet~ Written by Diane Locksley