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"opossum Pouch Sanctuary"

Non, hairy, haven,
The momma possum’s bosom,
Purse pouch vouches safe,
For babies facing drama,
Momma's death by car trauma!

In Honor Of: Chris Aechtner & Contest: Sanctuary

Baby opossums are so well protected in their mother's pouch that when she suffers a fatal 
trauma, such as getting hit by a car , the baby possums often remain unharmed. 
www.ehow.com/how_2214427_help-orphaned-baby-opossum.html

Copyright © John Freeman | Year Posted 2010

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Adell Foster Date: 11/3/2010 5:24:00 AM Congratulations on your well deserved win my friend... A most excellent write for sure ;-) God's Love, Always, Adell Login to Reply

Francine Roberts Date: 10/7/2010 8:20:00 AM sad tanka, congrats on your win in the contest Login to Reply

Tahera Mannan Date: 10/7/2010 3:52:00 AM Very touching and informative. Many congratulations for this well deserved win. Login to Reply

Sharon Winter Date: 10/6/2010 4:58:00 PM wow - a fabulous entry with awesome info included! thanks kind friend for your thoughtful congrats. warm congrats to you as well for a most excellent win! love, shar Login to Reply

Linda-Marie Sweetheart Date: 10/6/2010 3:21:00 PM Congrats Moses on your win in Chris's contest with this excellent Tanka entry.. enjoy your win for a super write my friend with luv... Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/6/2010 2:47:00 PM Great win, john, on a very interesting tanka!! Luv, Andrea Login to Reply

James Fraser Date: 10/6/2010 12:52:00 PM Many congratulations John on your win in Chris's contest with this fine Tanka >> James Login to Reply

Wilma Neels Date: 10/6/2010 11:27:00 AM John what a beauty and you taught many of us with your Tanka. Congratulations on your awesome win ;) Wilma Login to Reply

Joyce Johnson Date: 10/6/2010 10:44:00 AM My daughter told of the disaster she witnessed of a mama possum being killed by a car and the little possums running all over the road. She was driving a school bus and was not allowed to stop to help. Great haiku. Love, Joyce Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 10/6/2010 10:36:00 AM Congratulations on your win John in Chris D. Aechtner's contest "T(h)anka You". Love, Carol Login to Reply

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 10/6/2010 5:55:00 AM Congratulations on this well deserved win, John Login to Reply

Harry Horsman Date: 10/6/2010 1:13:00 AM Wow this is indeed Sanctuary, i have also learned something today, John. thanks for that and congrats on your placement in the contest. Harry Login to Reply

Kabuteng P.Ink K. Date: 10/5/2010 11:56:00 PM Wow, something new I learned today with this informative and touching tanka, Moses-- congrats on your win :) -- thanks for putting that note at the bottom too -- nikko :) Login to Reply

Barbara Gorelick Date: 10/5/2010 11:00:00 PM Im glad to read your winning poem..congrats. Poor possum...difficult to like...BG Login to Reply

Lynette Chachere Date: 9/28/2010 5:09:00 PM the end sounds so sad): mothers death by car trauma! ~Always&Forever Lynette Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 9/28/2010 7:49:00 AM An awesome Tanka you have written and a sad Tanka you have written, I hope this poem places as it certainly spoke to my heart as an animal lover~~ Login to Reply

Charles Henderson Date: 9/27/2010 11:09:00 PM I hate to think of anything's babies being orphaned. Even a possum. They are pretty low on the totum pole of likable animals in the south. There are lots of possum jokes. Charles Login to Reply

Adell Foster Date: 9/27/2010 6:16:00 AM Great writing John, it is sad to think of the momma possum's demise yet wonderful too know that her babes remain unharmed. I thank you for sharing the read ~ Good luck in the contest ;-) Many Blessings, Always, Adell Login to Reply

Matthew Anish Date: 9/26/2010 4:55:00 PM The poor opposum I hope such occurences don't occur too frequently. Do you have opposums where you live? I live in Manhattan and there are non here - my friend in Brooklyn said he saw one about a year ago. Thanks for choosing my poem in your contest! Is there a certificate or is it just glory? Let me know and keep 'em coming! Yours Matthew Anish Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/26/2010 4:00:00 PM wow, you even told me something with this one I did not realize! What a handily made animal of god's kingdom! Luv, Andrea ps thanks again for my win! Login to Reply

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 9/25/2010 4:33:00 PM Very creative and wonderful write , very touchy and full feelings, John Login to Reply

Faleshia Murphy Date: 9/25/2010 3:13:00 PM very good write good luck in the contest i enjoyed this and have a great weekend faleshia Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 9/25/2010 2:18:00 PM John, I really truly enjoyed this one..Amazing how God designed that to protect the offsprings..Thanks for your thoughtful comments on my work..I enjoyed reading the comments for they lifted my spirit..Sara Login to Reply

Audrey Haick Date: 9/25/2010 11:04:00 AM Excellent entry, John...Amazing how even the animals instinctively know about LOVE and caring and some of us refuse to see this..blind to the truth that Love is the only key to open the doors of the grace we need to enter our future! Shame that with all our intellect we fail to grasp that... Have a great weekend, John. God bless. Peace, love, Audrey Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 9/25/2010 10:04:00 AM Wow! I didn't know that, John. I guess nature finds ways of protecting the babies. (There are lots of possums in Florida!) Very unique approach to the sanctuary theme and I predict it will score high in Chris's contest! Love, Carolyn Login to Reply