Maned Ruler

A hyena lets out a chilling laugh
 As lionesses feed on a downed giraffe
 The felines will be outnumbered soon
 By these vile and spotted goons

 The lionesses  have to turn tail
 As the hyenas continue to wail
 The hyenas start feasting on the prey, 
 But the lion will surely make them pay

 As the maned beast comes into view
Hyenas flee, they know they're through
 The lion wastes no time in killing the foe
 He bites down hard, and won't let go

 The  king of beasts has laid down the law
 As the hyena lays dead in its huge paws
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5-9-18
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 5/16/2018 6:32:00 AM
Won't those hyenas ever learn lol...great write my friend...love and light...^WW^
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Date: 5/16/2018 3:38:00 AM
Excellent. Powerful sonnet. Well done. Thanks for sharing it.
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Date: 5/14/2018 6:44:00 PM
very well done, Joseph. Congrats on your win!
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Date: 5/14/2018 1:55:00 PM
Congratulations on your win with this awesome descriptive poem... the King! Enjoyed.
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Date: 5/14/2018 1:48:00 PM
Nice! Such vivid imagery you've painted of the male lion...KING of the jungle!:-) Congrats on your win, Joseph.
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Date: 5/14/2018 11:54:00 AM
Awesome take on the challenge, Joseph. I love that you depicted such a vivid scene. Congrats on your well deserved podium win.
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Date: 5/14/2018 3:34:00 PM
Thank you for my placement Line
Date: 5/14/2018 8:12:00 AM
ohh joseph, you tackled this with such poetic grit and mood!... much enjoyed!..huggs
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Date: 5/10/2018 7:14:00 PM
Wow that is a maned ruler! Great rhyming. Well done Joseph! :)
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Date: 5/10/2018 9:43:00 AM
Survival of the fittest! Sounds a lot like me at mealtime. lol I thoroughly enjoyed this nature poem, Joseph.
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Date: 5/10/2018 9:12:00 AM
compelling to read; a masterpiece. Well done! Very well done indeed! I am re-reading it, in case I missed anything. So thought out. Wow!
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Date: 5/10/2018 7:38:00 AM
You captured the hierarchy of the beast world aptly in this poem, Joseph. Perhaps a lesson there for humans on civility in this world.
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