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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: 7/19/2025 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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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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