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Vultures Circling Theme Pick A Title Poetry Contest

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Vultures Circling

Vultures Circling

The ancients honored you in their cultures
Mythology crowned Jataya, King Of Vultures

Obligate scavengers, you conduct your foray
Toward putrid carcass of what will be your prey

Dead bodies, prairie dogs, rodents, wild boars
Insatiable eclectic pallet opens many doors

Vomit, your defense, your uric acid searing 
Hunched backbone, broadened wingspan so fearing

Here they soar, the vultures who seldom kill
Just scouting about for their carrion meal

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April 19, 2023 at 7:48 AM

Like it, the vultures are circling and death is never far away. Natures cleaners and they do their job so well. Always wondered if you killed one, would bad luck befall.

August 6, 2022 at 1:22 AM

It is fabulous the way you you turned a facts into something creative . Especially the last couplet

September 2, 2022 at 6:03 PM

Thank you, Spirit Cook for your kind comments and visit!

August 2, 2022 at 4:56 AM

CLEAN UP ON AISLE SEVEN.....vividly written Anaya

September 2, 2022 at 6:03 PM

Lol. Thank you, John for your comment!

July 31, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Congratulations on your win in my contest with this amazing couplet, Anaya:-) Awesome imagery!

July 31, 2022 at 3:06 PM

Thank you, Edward, I am honored for my win, thank you for supporting PS. with your wonderful and challenging contests. I wanted a longer poem, but any more lines I would have had to delineate differences between vultures and other birds. Warmest wishes! ~Anaya

Paula Goldsmith

July 31, 2022 at 9:54 AM

Congratulations on your win. A very Creative write. What a picture. They look like they will fly off the page. Today, be blessed with your win...........

July 31, 2022 at 11:22 AM

Thank you, Paula you are so funny, they do don't they! I feel blessed with my win. Hugs

July 31, 2022 at 5:24 AM

Brilliant write on your chosen theme my dear friend Anaya. I especially like the last couplet. Congratulations on your win and this awesome write my dear friend. Thanks a lot for sharing! Blessings! Hugs

July 31, 2022 at 11:27 AM

Thanks a mil Len. for your kind and thoughtful congratulations and compliments! Have a blessed day! ~Anaya

July 28, 2022 at 12:06 PM

This has been a riveting read Anaya. I have always thought as vultures as synonymous with death and dying. A quick search in Google-Land brought up the following: "In Hindu mythology, a vulture is said to be the carrier of God Sani (Saturn). In some religion vultures are also considered deities and in some they belong to deities and god while in some communities they are believed to be “untouchable” They appear to be very intelligent creatures. Everything has its place on Earth. Cheers - Gary

July 28, 2022 at 5:20 PM

Hmm, how about the magpies Heckle and Jeckel! One had an English accent the other Brooklyn dialect. lol

July 28, 2022 at 1:37 PM

I hear you Anaya! :) I still smile thinking of the cartoon vultures in Disney's 'Jungle Book' complete with Faux Liverpool Beatle accents. :) Cheers - Gary

July 28, 2022 at 12:51 PM

Like you Gary, I like to research. Yet sometimes it takes further investigation to explain it thoroughly. Mythology in any culture demands a lot of study and consideration, example, I read 'Jataya' and below Valsa 'Jatayu' translations always in dispute! Czar vs Tsar. Different alphabets. Thank you for the added scholarship, Gary. I'm glad you thought it riveting. CHEERS! ~Anaya :)

July 25, 2022 at 4:04 PM

Well written with great rhyming, Anaya. Good entry, good luck my friend. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

July 28, 2022 at 12:55 PM

Thank you, Bill for your encouraging words. A friend from California! ~Anaya

July 24, 2022 at 4:03 AM

Anaya wonderfully written and true knowledge of Hindu. You have done your homework which is equally impressive to me the reader. Thanks for posting...

July 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM

I strive to have knowledge of Hindu culture, more than cursory. I wish to delve deeper into this fascinating world! Thank you, kindly michael tor. A friend, ~Anaya

Linda Alice Fowler

July 23, 2022 at 8:37 AM

Love this couplet Anaya. Always a pleasure reading your work! Linda

July 23, 2022 at 4:33 PM

Hey Linda, glad you enjoyed it. I think your work's are great read as well! :)

July 22, 2022 at 9:45 PM

You seem to have great knowledge of Hindu mythology. Yes 'Jatayu' the mythical bird in the Ramayana is a vulture like bird. Vultures don't kill, but feed on carcasses, you are right ! Great entry for the contest ! All the Best, Anaya !

July 28, 2022 at 1:09 PM

I'm impressed by your fountain of knowledge Valsa, I love the culture, so intriguing and colorful! Thank you for your encouragement! ~Anaya

Evelyn Judy Buehler

July 22, 2022 at 4:09 PM

A very interesting and apt depiction. I particularly enjoyed your rhyming and your mention of vultures' hunched backs. Good luck in the contest with this gem. Evelyn

July 22, 2022 at 8:30 PM

Hi Evelyn, good of you to have read my Circling Vultures. No way I would have left out the hunch back, the vultures signature trademark. (hahaha) Thank you kindly!

Darlene De Beaulieu

July 22, 2022 at 3:43 PM

Hello I Am Anaya, when the vultures circles around there will be dead animals around. I know they have to eat. But it creeps me out. Hugs.

Darlene De Beaulieu

July 23, 2022 at 10:40 AM

Hello I Am Anaya, although mother nature made the birds beautiful, the vultures are not beautiful ther must be a reason for that. Hugs. Darlene

July 22, 2022 at 3:54 PM

Hi Darlene, it's a dark theme. Your reaction says, I got the job done! They are quite a sight! Hugs ~Anaya

Robert Gorelick

July 22, 2022 at 11:01 AM

Hmm...The world is their stage? Shakespearian vultures! Well versed, an adept well researched treatise. GL in contest.

July 22, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Thank you kindly, Robert for your encouragement and support! ~Anaya

July 21, 2022 at 11:58 PM

They have quite a reputation but we all have to eat, natures garbage collectors. Tom

July 22, 2022 at 8:24 AM

They only finish off the wounded or sick and can easily kill by way of toxins. Botulism, anthrax, bubonic plague and more! Have a nice lunch Tom...Lol

July 21, 2022 at 8:46 PM

Well. Ahem. I was about to eat dinner here. I think I'll save this one for dessert... ~ Jackal Lantern

July 22, 2022 at 8:03 AM

Lol, not too much to say about vultures, 'tis mildly composed compared to the research! Bone appetite! :)

Michelle Faulkner

July 21, 2022 at 6:50 PM

I went to the zoo recently and saw some up close, they really are magnificent, and necessary to the cycle of life, best wishes for the contest!

July 21, 2022 at 7:32 PM

All creatures of God are magnificent, they all have a role. The world is their stage. I haven't been to the L.A. Zoo for quite some time. Thank you, Michelle

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