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Natural Intolerance

I hear waves of fall leaves
crisply scraping across the
parking lot below my window,
swirling aimlessly back and forth
with each gust of wind
as darkness approaches.
I hear tribes of geese
sounding calls of distress
as they quickly summon the
launch from their feeding
stations on the grass
between the roads,
racing to their night pond.
cars race by,
honking at the geese in the street,
who slow their indignant
right of way.
the geese,
weaker than the car-beast,
shriek! out of the way
as the motorist rushes past,
smug in dominating
a
goose.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 4/12/2009 9:17:00 AM
This takes me back home to a quiet place in the south. GOOD WRITING!
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Date: 4/11/2009 1:00:00 PM
I'm wishing Laurie could be in charge too. It seems so unfair and wrong. A thoughtful, well written poem. Love, Shar
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Date: 4/11/2009 6:53:00 AM
Your descriptions are so vivid in this Jim. They ought to build and tunnel and make the cars go under. Gosh if only I could be in charge~
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Date: 4/11/2009 4:35:00 AM
the geese weaker than the car beast-poor geese,send them to malta-i accept them with open arms,i love animals,birds and nature-some people are just careless!great jim-from charma
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Date: 4/10/2009 10:07:00 PM
I meant prose poetry
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Date: 4/10/2009 10:01:00 PM
Totally different from Southern California :) Nice prose , James. Thank ou for your commeny. Love, iolanda
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Date: 4/10/2009 6:51:00 PM
This is beautiful writing brother...I love the second verse with night pond....very nicely done...the ending is great.
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Date: 4/10/2009 6:47:00 PM
Such a charming reflection on Autumn, James. When the geese leave northern states, we welcome them here in the South. At least "I" welcome them. Some motorists are "Intolerant." Delightful poem!
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