photo with permission by Adam Stefanca
Escape?
Tourists of every size and shape
visit the zoo to stand and gape
at lion, leopard, tiger, ape.
They eye its thickness as they gape
at chainlink, conjure up the scrape
of claws on metal, then on nape.
What is their likelihood of escape?
Today’s prompt word is escape.
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2019/05/09/escape/
Nicely expressed. Keep up the good work. K.
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Thanks, cpb
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They never escape, poor wild things forever locked away.
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Wow — two widely disparate photos (one on emailed version and the other above)!
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Yes.. I changed it.
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It occurred to me that in the first it wasn’t obvious that she was in a zoo.. and, no bars. I usually use my own photos but was too lazy to go find the lion pic I had, scan it and copy and paste, import and alter.. wearing down..Too many poems today
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I love the disparity — it would almost be worth including both shots!
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I love the disparity — although I guess you’re right about it not being obvious that she was in a zoo, but it almost would be worth showing both shots.
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will do, Janet. I always mind you.
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Yikes — don’t change it — you’re the author, after all!
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But you’re my front row audience. Gotta please you, too.
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The key word there is ‘audience’!
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Love it! Keep those poems coming!
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