Once Upon a Gun
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Dead Deer | © Franz Marc |1913 | Expressionism |
Dusk leisurely unveils
a perpetual scene
on Earth’s snowy soil
peaceful, serene
Within the heart of
The Sacred Forest
Nature’s gem unfurls
from placid repose
Deer stand, stretch
Deer wander, forage
tails swish soft, content
As stars bloom above
flicker and dazzle the night
Below in the Dark
high on a platform, unseen
a Demonic Deception
unleashes
Terror - Flight!
Deer Life Shatters
Haunted Deer Bark!
Alert High Staccato
Panting - Panic!
One Deer,
Flesh pierced
Pain
jumps - lurches - dashes
bolts one hundred yards
A Glaring Wake
Deer’s Life Blood
drops on twigs
spatters wet leaves
a frantic smear on a tree
THUD!
The Suffering Deer
eyes dilate, glaze
lungs cease to respire
Death Stains Surround
Our Wondrous Deer
twitches
alone
Dead on pearly ground
Midst quiet resumed
a Final Lament
penetrates, punctuates
Tragedy:
A Forlorn Fawn
Bleats, bleats, bleats…
Once Upon a Gun,
The Scope of killing has begun.
Once Upon a Gun,
Triggers
The End of Life
The Obliteration of The Sun.
© Jeannette Louise Smith
This poem is dedicated to the millions of deer who are victims of preventable, human created catastrophe in the past, present, and future until compassion, respect, and peaceful coexistence prevail.
About the Artist: Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc was born on February 8, 1880 in Munich, Germany and died on March 4, 1916 at the Battle of Verdun in Braquis, France. He was famous for his vibrant and symbolic animal paintings.
