The Salmon

born to return home

    no escaping destiny

         a brutal journey ahead

              all to procreate

                   survival at any cost

                      in death a species renewed...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Kendrick Avatar
March 22, 2012 at 4:52 PM
Great descriptive work..That is an interesting thing about the salmon isn't it ..Giving up life so that there can be continuation of the species..Enjoyed reaidng this eve...Thanks for dropping by, reading, and commenting on my work..Sara
Kendrick Avatar
March 22, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Thanks for saying that you were going to read my work about my great grandson to your granddaughter..Sara
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March 22, 2012 at 4:11 PM
nice, enjoyed it,..... ty for your kind words, yes at first i went with executing, then i edited to exasperating,... love always .. Joseph
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