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Animal Rescue
by Deborah P. Kolodji
fallen bricks spill
from the welcome sign,
there are no zebras
in this abandoned zoo
we ache for the loss
of tigers and lions and bears
eat veggie burgers, convince
ourselves it’s for the best…
somewhere in space
there’s a planet of animals,
roaming man-made savannahs
terra-formed jungles
each protected species
out of reach from our arrows
out of reach from our hunger
out of reach from our world
About the Author:
Deborah P Kolodji is the president of the Science Fiction Poetry
Association and a member of the Haiku Society of America. The
author of four chapbooks and over 800 published poems, she
enjoys writing poetry in the wild—by waterfalls, on the beach,
in museums and art galleries, and even, sometimes, in the zoo.
Poem © 2008 Deborah P. Kolodji.
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