Joseph May Poet Quatrain

The Hunt

The tables turned, and the lion now became the prey
 A man with a long gun was out to slay
 This regal feline, the king of beasts
 His bullet ready to be released

 The hunter followed the lion's roar
 As deeper into the bush he went
 And when the lion roar was heard no more
 The man's senses sharpened in the uneasy silence

 He looked around, but still no sound
 He began moving with the stealth of a cat
 But his big boot snapped a twig on the ground
 And startled birds flew from their lofty habitat

 He watched them as they flew away
 Blaming himself for not being adept
 He was unaware that he was now the prey
 As behind him the lion leapt!

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Wendy Rycroft November 18, 2016 at 3:56 AM Congrats well-done x Joseph May November 19, 2016 at 5:07 AM Thank you Wendy

Mark Martin November 18, 2016 at 12:38 AM Nice double twist. Congrats! :-) Joseph May November 19, 2016 at 5:07 AM Thank you Mark

Sonia Walker November 18, 2016 at 12:05 AM Joseph, congratulations on the fine placement of your winning poem. An excellent poem to read. ~ Sonia Joseph May November 19, 2016 at 5:06 AM Thank you Sonia

Nette Onclaud November 17, 2016 at 11:24 PM cheers for garnering a huge win, joseph..huggs Joseph May November 19, 2016 at 5:06 AM Thank you Nette

Andrea Dietrich November 17, 2016 at 7:09 PM Congrats in the contest, Joseph. Joseph May November 19, 2016 at 5:05 AM Thank you Andrea

Casarah Nance November 17, 2016 at 4:44 PM I loved the twist! Thank you for your entry and congrats on 2nd place ;) Joseph May November 19, 2016 at 5:05 AM Thank you for my placement Casarah

Joanna Daniel November 9, 2016 at 3:00 AM Wow, I like the twist in your hunting story, Joseph:) thoroughly enjoyed:) I wrote somewhat on similar lines:) Joseph May November 19, 2016 at 5:04 AM Thank you Jo

Ravi Sathasivam November 2, 2016 at 2:56 AM Excellent. Thanks for bringing attention to the plight of animals. Well said. Thanks for sharing it. . Joseph May November 2, 2016 at 6:10 PM Thank you Ravi

Darren White November 1, 2016 at 3:14 AM I could see this happening... A scary image. Love it :) Joseph May November 2, 2016 at 6:09 PM Thank you Darren

Arthur Vaso October 31, 2016 at 8:43 PM Loved this one!!!! Great poem! Joseph May October 31, 2016 at 8:54 PM Thank you Arthur

Wendy Rycroft October 31, 2016 at 5:20 PM Wow Joseph, this was moving and I was running, very scary x great poem x Joseph May October 31, 2016 at 8:53 PM Thank you Wendy

Andrea Dietrich October 30, 2016 at 5:49 PM oh wow, GREAT poem of the hunted turning on the hunter. ME LIKES!! Joseph May October 31, 2016 at 7:00 AM Thank you Andrea

Connie Marcum Wong October 29, 2016 at 3:48 PM Joseph, I can tell by the way you describe the beautiful lion that you are rooting for the lion. Some of my friends have hunted rabbits but only to feed the family. They wouldn't dream of killing animals for sport. I am happy that there are now laws protecting animals, especially endangered species. I hope the lion gets him lol. A great write to bring attention to the plight of animals. : ) 7 Joseph May October 29, 2016 at 5:56 PM Thank you Connie, I agree