Constance La France Poet Verse

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Trophy Hunters

Cecil the lion of Zimbabwe, famous and beloved,
      shot by a bow hunter after being lured from his sanctuary;
it took Cecil forty hours to die, how he must have suffered,
            he was tracked down, shot, skinned and then beheaded.

It was senseless, cowardly, cruel and barbaric,
      I wept for Cecil the lion with the rest of the world;
and all animal victims of trophy hunters who kill just for fun,
           our voices must be united and strong, we must end the killing.

We must demand justice for all wild animals,
     the hunt for sport must be stopped which to me is murder;
and no photographs of dead animals as the background allowed,
           it makes me sick to see these cowards poising for photographs.

The killer of Cecil was tracked down and the coward went into hiding ,
          and has never faced justice for killing this gorgeous animal.

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Added after judging complete December 20, 2018

Written, August 26, 2015

Poetry/Verse/Trophy Hunters
Copyright Protected, ID 15- 1095-127-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.

Submitted to the contest, Justice
sponsor, Carolyn Devonshire

Second Place

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DM Babbit December 23, 2018 at 10:10 AM Congrats, I can't help but wonder, is this really hunting? Constance La France December 24, 2018 at 9:16 AM DM, thanks for the congrats. No this is not hunting, this is the cruelty of a coward to a protected and beloved animal, lured from his sanctuary. Destroying his beauty so his head can hang on the wall of this coward. It was a dentist from the USA and although he faced no charges, his career was destroyed. Good and that is still not enough.

Carolyn Devonshire December 20, 2018 at 5:08 PM I will never forget how this lion was murdered so senselessly. "Trophy Hunters" indeed! How would it be if the tables were turned and jungle animals collected the trophies instead of hunters? Congratulations on a great second-place win in a contest with very strong competition! Best wishes for the holidays, Carolyn Constance La France December 20, 2018 at 7:08 PM Carolyn thank you for this contest which allowed me to dust off this important and emotional poem, I will never forget when this was news, it just broke my heart, so pleased and proud to be on your winning list~

Constance La France December 18, 2018 at 2:08 PM Thank you Jan and Sand for visiting my poem and for those great comments, appreciate ~

Sand Blown December 17, 2018 at 3:08 PM a cat-as-trophy....that's the macho : / Constance La France December 18, 2018 at 2:07 PM :-)

Jan Allison December 17, 2018 at 2:32 PM Such a despicable act Constance by vile excuses for human beings, lets hope the hunter becomes the hunted and justice will finally be done:-( Cecil will always be remembered. Powerfully penned:-) hugs Jan xx Constance La France December 18, 2018 at 2:07 PM Hugs ~