A message from the animals after the humans exited

[tonywalt]

For a short while
man was in charge

with TV shows and youthful rubbish
and Religon

also as a solution many Wars were fought
for what else could you do without them

and then

Disease took most
and the wars did for the rest

and now

We roam your steel towers
scavenging the tired relics,
fanged strolls down the wide avenues
delicious slabbed plates went
first devoured hours after,
we reconciled quick with the dogs
(even the impractical little ones - your
design) their sinful ancient collaboration
forgotten,
cats are still aloof as ever
well they used to be tigers,
homes and sewers echo
their lonely calls,
unaccompanied subways we
learned to use,
a razored fox lives
on a skyscraper - by himself
cracked molars of a construction site with
an earthdigger teethy smile frozen
never again to strike terra!

and we don't miss you.

[kiz_paws]

Wonderful! I could have read more and more -- I loved the concept and the imagery conjured was poetically satisfying!
Ya done good, Tony! :)

[YesNo]

It kind of reminded me of what might happen when water levels rise and the condos in Miami have crocodiles as tenants.

[tonywalt]

Wonderful! I could have read more and more -- I loved the concept and the imagery conjured was poetically satisfying!
Ya done good, Tony! :)

thanks. i'm glad you got poetic satisfaction

[tonywalt]

It kind of reminded me of what might happen when water levels rise and the condos in Miami have crocodiles as tenants.

Hopefully. I could go for a change (although, crocodiles are not my first choice)

[kiz_paws]

Hopefully. I could go for a change (although, crocodiles are not my first choice)Careful, lest ye wind up with skunk infestations... :lol:
I have a friend in Australia who cannot believe what he has heard about skunks... i.e. he asks "they CAN'T smell that bad... can they???"


These furtive night dwellers do INDEED smell that bad... So, personally, I'd take a croc over a skunk, hands down!! ;)

[tonywalt]

Careful, lest ye wind up with skunk infestations... :lol:
I have a friend in Australia who cannot believe what he has heard about skunks... i.e. he asks "they CAN'T smell that bad... can they???"


These furtive night dwellers do INDEED smell that bad... So, personally, I'd take a croc over a skunk, hands down!! ;)

Mermaids would really be cool coming up to me from the rising sea. Blonde. Cool. Swirling her tail.

[kiz_paws]

Mermaids would really be cool coming up to me from the rising sea. Blonde. Cool. Swirling her tail.Time for another poem, mon ami! ;)