Photo: Pelicans waiting for the fishermen to start scaling fish. Hardy Inlet – Blackwood River, Augusta.
“The mother pelican wounded herself, striking her breast withe the beak to feed her young with her blood to prevent starvation.” William Saunders
Note: in another version the young attack the mother who kills them, afterwards piercing herself and spilling her blood over them in order to revive them.
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Such a dangerous time to be
voting for pelicans
we the children of the revolution,
tired and disillusioned ,
striking back,
an apocryphal three times
only to be stabbed, killed
by the so called trusted ones,
guardians of our morality
which they keep in a box someplace
and no amount of mothers blood will
revive the dead ones now.
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Omg. This is so intense and disturbing! (Great work)
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Loving your response Paula
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Wow, Paul! Tough political/social commentary here…why peck each other to death?
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Yes, why do that, let’s not! Thank you Lynn 🙂
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Oh my!
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❤️
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Pelicans are fun to watch.
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I agree Jim 🙂
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My first thought upon seeing your post was how beautifully elegant those pelicans are. I wasn’t expecting the poem to be such an anguished cry of despair.
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They are beautifully elegant, but watch out. 🙂
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Point taken!
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🙂
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The truth is gory isn’t it! Love the poem!
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I agree Rajani – can’t sugar coat it all the time. Thank you so much.
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Oh my goodness 😢
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Wow that is a dark one – powerful words
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Yes, I was in a dark mood – and thank you 🙂
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