Our friend? Winter came
Nature's Price;
Winter in Life
Hermit he became
Lived on Ramen Noodle Soup
Alone in the pond
What went wrong with our fellow?
Some say aging takes its toll
Snapped at his old friends
Wife and kids abused, put down
Now in bitter cold
All are gone, him they have left
Bad alligator's remorse
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Poem Copyright,
© 2015 Jimmiehov,
All Rights Reserved
Photo courtesy of Fireblossom at
Real Toads, Fireblossom Friday: Winter
where I'm linked today.
Alligator is subject of an MSN News story found here: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/officials-seize-alligator-2-dead-cats-in-box-in-la-yard/ar-AA8bkqk
Labels: Dark, dark poetry, Personal-Challenge-2015, Poem, Real Toads, Tanka, The News
posted by Jim @ 1/15/2015 05:26:00 PM
10 comments
10 Comments:
Great verse, sad tail, uh, tale! Great write.
Remorse comes too late and at such a cost! Nicely played!
A snappy alligator is not a happy allegator. I love what you did here.
Not a happy ending here, but well written, Jim. Speaks sadly to some human relationships I've known.
Oh I especially like the "bad alligator's remorse". Clever, Jim!
I know people this has happened to...you describe it so well, and the alligator is quite a good image.
…sounds like he got what was due him! Remorse is often too late…
Poor cold blooded gator, all alone.
Ah, the price of a snappy jaw. :)
Sadly, it happened in real life too among some human relationships.
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