Animals And Their Part in the World
So much gratitude for nature
Write an ode to thank animals for their contributions to the earth. Rupi Kaur Gratitude Writing Prompts
Animals are all so great
Both big and small I will state
and how do red-tailed fox rate
up there with bear I relate
~
survivors
thrivers
midnight drivers
seeing at night
when it is not bright
eat the same thing
it isn’t all bling
~
sensitive smell
sensitive hearing
they are both swell
kind of endearing
~
in the country, they are at home
they know just where to roam
we see them more often living there
they are quite the pair
than we do at the zoo, our visit there is rare
~
both are quick
they know how to trick
to keep out of trouble
like living in a bubble
staying out of site
is their way day and night
~
they are seed dispersers
and environment caretakers
learning about medicine from the bears
the mouser from the fox, the rangefinders
gratitude for each of our critters
all playing their part I say!
at night and during the day
animals playing their part today!
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Note: My abbreviated name in Ojibwe is red-tailed fox running with the stars, my Ojibwe clan is bear, and I am from the White Earth Nation. Wagosh bimibatood indizhinikaz, makwa indodem, gawababiganikag indonzhaba. I believe the stars are all of you writing with me on Vocal and Medium.
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First published by Penny Press on medium.com
About the Creator
Denise E Lindquist
I am married with 7 children, 27 grands, and 12 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium weekly.
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Comments (6)
Good work. Animals can teach us humans a lot. I am a descendant of the Iroquoi nation that is/was part of Western PA and so on.
This was so wonderful! Loved both your poem and cover photo!
I am just loving it, in the country , they are at home, and they know where to roam, such a beautiful and realistic phrases. Excellent
Fantastic!
Denise, I am an animal activist on Twitter. I am an animal and nature lover. This is a great poem; thank you for sharing. If you have time and the stomach - look at my just published one Excreta Killer. I am so angry.....people are cruel.
Spectacular gratitude poem and loved the rhyming!!!❤️❤️💕