Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Poet Light Verse

Roadside Assistance

Compassion
Is a compulsion
It is that thing
You   can   not   let   go

It is my thirteen year old self
Late for school
Crushing the skull 
Of a snake   run over
Found writhing at the side of the road
No creature
Too low

For compassion to show



6/6/2019

Compassion Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Line Gauthier

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Jeanne Mcgee June 22, 2019 at 6:44 AM Congratulations on your placement. This is compassion...no creature too low. Well done. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 22, 2019 at 7:01 AM Thank you fellow McG! ;) xomo

Caren Krutsinger June 9, 2019 at 3:50 AM To me that is compassion! I am so glad you came along.

Eve Roper June 7, 2019 at 5:46 PM love it, Maureen, good luck in the contest... Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 8, 2019 at 8:05 AM Thank you Eve :) A lovely day to you! xomo <3

Rico Leffanta June 7, 2019 at 3:29 PM Nicely done, but snakes and rabbits continue to writhe/leap about after they are dead. There are many tales of snakes snagging people after death, but their nerves do not have that cerebral input. Putting it by the side of the road may have saved the life of one or more raptors/carnivores, so well done, and good luck in the contest! Aloha! Rico Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 7, 2019 at 3:41 PM No kidding! ;D lol! Learned that the hard way. Bunnies too eh. xomo!

Jeff Connelly June 6, 2019 at 9:12 PM Maureen, no Musa always emails, "True?" So I am asking of you. It's a shame but snakes love to bake on the road. Thinking their thoughts I'm sure they are like, "Hey they came by one day and laid down this rock that goes on for miles." Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 7, 2019 at 7:43 AM His name was Snakeroo, an albino California King snake, a constrictor, they eat rattlers :))) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 7, 2019 at 7:41 AM All true, well, I doubt I was late for school. Funny snake thought, accurate for sure. I had a pet snake, briefly... Brought it home, and couldn't hold it without shaking- never been afraid. Realized i had a full blown anxiety disorder and dumped the boyfriend the next day (he got the snake). All true.

Michelle Faulkner June 6, 2019 at 6:57 PM Very clever title for this; also a giving friend to animals, I see, really like this, Maureen! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 7, 2019 at 7:37 AM Thank you! I couldn't resist ;) xomo!

Timothy Mcguire June 6, 2019 at 6:35 PM I was there with you. I felt your compassion. And you are right, even the lowliest creatures deserve compaaaion Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 7, 2019 at 7:36 AM Thank you (though, I don't really think snakes are that low;) xomo!

Juli- Michelle June 6, 2019 at 1:56 PM All to real experience here! Glad I stopped by, a lovely write, Maureen! Love, Juli-Michelle! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 6, 2019 at 2:08 PM I can remember it like yesterday, actually, with my brain, better than yesterday ;))) Thank you Juli-Michelle! xomo

Jan Allison June 6, 2019 at 1:49 PM such vivid imagery Mo no idea what I would do in a similar circumstance - if it was a snake I'd probably run! great unique take on the contest theme:-) hugs jan xx Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 6, 2019 at 2:06 PM It is a vivid memory! Poor thing, it is really not an easy thing to do, took a few whacks ;) It is the first thing that came to mind with the prompt, such a visceral, growing experience. Thank you Jan :) xomo!