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Death of a Kangaroo

Cobwebs sag, gloomy clouds like a furrowed brow loom over the house- a kangaroo lies dying on our country road . A car's apologetic screech- a deathly thud- the twisted scrambling of a broken creature, and I, watching dumbstuck, as it sprawls, drawing at underbrush with frantic forepaws - reluctant to let go of life and earth When others of its kind came back to find its carcass, devoid of warmth, they shed opalescent tears of grief Tears with the scent of eucalypts and raindrops A mute devotion reflecting aspects of me.

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 8/20/2019 10:32:00 PM

Hello Suzanne … every time I see the body of a kangaroo roadside I feel an emptiness inside. These beautiful creatures deserve a lot better - thank you Suzanne for your oh so true verse - Lindsay

Line Gauthier

Date: 7/21/2018 9:17:00 AM

So touching, SuZ. Well done.

Poet. Undertaker

Date: 11/10/2013 8:33:00 AM

suzaane what we see here is no casual affair as people of yester years see.This poem outwardly caution the tech guys to be environment cautious by narrating the grief of the kangaroo community. (: ) Jenish.

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

Date: 11/10/2013 2:11:00 AM

I cud use yor imagination as im an ardent animal lover. Dis was a saddening poem but pennd so fantastic that i giv u kudos n a sad bye to a poor kangaroo crushd by tech. Mayb we shud start usin horse carts again, they wud crush neither cat cow nor kangaroo eh. Warm wishes.

Monterey Sirak

Date: 11/9/2013 9:25:00 AM

You write with a pen of sadness and make the bleak images shimmer with a stark beauty.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 11/6/2013 1:39:00 PM

an explosion of stark images so vividly pinned on the mind.. great write, suz..:) huggs

Kathryn Collins

Date: 11/6/2013 9:27:00 AM

Suz - Boy those last two lines sums the demise of the kangaroo perfectly and how affected we are at the sadness of the death of beauty. Although we have no kangaroos in Connecticut, the deer are analogous in car collisions. Sad sights. When I see one of these beauties (some call them rodents on stilts) I always think of the death of my daughter. So innocent, so sudden. love, Kathy

Poet. Undertaker

Date: 11/5/2013 10:37:00 AM

great poem Suzanne.(: ) Jenish.

Poet Tacito

Date: 11/4/2013 3:56:00 PM

Some VERY layered lines here. It's awesome to read your work again, Suz!

Jerry Bolton

Date: 11/3/2013 12:58:00 PM

I know that some animals have the emotional wherewithal to grief over one of theirs who dies. It is a sad fate for so many animals who've boundaries we encroach.