Harmless Hunting

Another poem inspired by Cecil the Lion's senseless death, I hope this tragedy will put an end to trophy hunting as we know it...

Harmless Hunting

I don’t agree with hunting for sport

Not with a weapon of any sort

Unless you’re going to eat what you kill

Taking a life should never be for a thrill

Use a camera to hunt your prey

And let them live another day

Frame the picture to put on your wall

And let the image be admired by all

It takes great skill to get that close

And catch an animal in just the right pose

More skill then hunting with a bow or a gun

And it can be just as challenging and fun

The animal can then remain alive

And allow the species to survive

Of that ‘trophy’ you could be proud

And no revenge would need be avowed

For others could enjoy the animal, you see

As it remains alive and free…

Harmless hunting of beautiful prey

It should be the only way…

 

©2015 Shadow Whysper

Reviews

[ANM]

Your words are very true we are losing so much of the beauty of Earth in one way or another. If you kill to eat and survive that is fine and shows respect to that which you have killed. A trophy hanging on a wall shows only contempt! Very well written, on another note wouldn't you just love to hunt the hunters....

[ShadowWhysper]

I think the hunters should make it a more even fight.. If they want to hunt as the natives did back before guns and the bows of this age, all the power to them, at least then the animals would have a chance...

[Bear]

I respect you whether I agree with your views or not but you posting this poem is making it hard to argue with you about this because now I have admit that I feel the same way and now I can no longer pick on you about trophy hunting so now I have to find something else to rub you the wrong way with :~)

[ShadowWhysper]

I'm sure it won't take you long to find something else... ;-)