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Poaching for rhino hornRhino poaching has escalated in recent years and is being driven by the demand for rhino horn in asian countries, particularly Vietnam. It is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine but more and more commonly now it isused as a status symbol to display someone's success and wealth.

More vast than huge, glorious and proud, He stands as part of the land, Looking over his young, imperial family, All dignified, lofty and grand, And he plays with his children, when they jump on his back, Falling around in the mud, Careful to not crush any small legs, When he falls to the ground with a thud, Then, from out of the blue, behind a baobab tree, Shotguns point straight toward him, And they blow off his legs, and he lays there awake, Unable to move any limb, And he watches as his kids are murdered for nothing, His kids who’re young and so small, And he watches each horn be ruthlessly cut off, So that they can be hung on a wall.

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Date: 11/28/2017 9:33:00 PM
Powerful pen exposing ruthless violence in all its vivid horror. Very well done, Lewis. Bravo.
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Lewis Raynes
Date: 11/28/2017 9:43:00 PM
Thank you Line, these are beautiful creatures slaughtered for nothing, very sad. thanks. BTW thankyou so much for perusing my art and leaving comments, that's been a huge surprise for me, thankyou so much.
Date: 11/28/2017 6:35:00 PM
So tragic Lewis! You've made me feel so sad for the mama rhino watching her babies be killed :(
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Date: 11/28/2017 7:25:00 PM
Hi Judy, It's awful how people can kill this spectacular animal for horn. Glad this poem had an effect on you. :)

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