Survival is never easy, and both the reality and metaphorical power of this piece arrests one's sense of morality in both animal preservation and ironically (having just read "Moral Mazes" by Robert Jackall) the preservation of what's left of the world's moral compass.
Reviewed by D. Vegas (Reader)
Reviewed on September 15, 2013
I felt as though I was at the hunt...action with
descriptive words. Well done, Ruan.
Having dug out and killed fox cubs in my youth under the false pretense that they killed wildlife that we hunters wanted to shoot, I must admit my guilt here.
I must say, also, that I have changed and now believe that all foxes should run free and help modulate rabbit and rodent populations.
As far as I know, while fox hunting with hounds still exists, they never shoot the fox anymore, but let it go after a day of running. It certainly keeps the foxes on their toes and makes them stronger being chased once in a while. As far as I know as well, hounds do not kill foxes, but people do.
I especially like the highlighted last stanza. A hero to the rescue!
A well-crafted tale in rising rhythm and meter
building to a crescendo of sights and sounds
depicting man's outrageous behavior when among
Earth's more civilized creatures. Superbly written,
Truly sad what members of our species call 'Sport.'
And here in the U.S., our illustrious 'leaders' have taken away protected status from America's remaining timber wolves, which are now being shot down just about everywhere that they still exist.
Yeah, that is sorta like what they call a "controlled hunt" here. I think that's what they call it. But it is worse then the fox run. The fox has a chance to elude the hunters. Here they put a deer, or whatever they want inside a closed area. Men with more money than they know what to do with pay to kill the animal, with no chance that the animal can get away. Then weeks later the hunter has a new mounted head.
David Hightower’s lyrically expansive meditation on the whims of fate and the unpredictability of the human condition fill the pages of THE HANGING MAN DREAMS with thrilling music and mesmerizing imagery. Hightower’s richly infused voice echoes the e
David Hightower’s lyrically expansive meditation on the whims of fate and the unpredictability of the human condition fill the pages of THE HANGING MAN DREAMS with thrilling music and mesmerizing imagery. Hightower’s richly infused voice echoes the e
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descriptive words. Well done, Ruan.
Always,
Deborah
I must say, also, that I have changed and now believe that all foxes should run free and help modulate rabbit and rodent populations.
As far as I know, while fox hunting with hounds still exists, they never shoot the fox anymore, but let it go after a day of running. It certainly keeps the foxes on their toes and makes them stronger being chased once in a while. As far as I know as well, hounds do not kill foxes, but people do.
I especially like the highlighted last stanza. A hero to the rescue!
Ron
building to a crescendo of sights and sounds
depicting man's outrageous behavior when among
Earth's more civilized creatures. Superbly written,
And here in the U.S., our illustrious 'leaders' have taken away protected status from America's remaining timber wolves, which are now being shot down just about everywhere that they still exist.
budd