tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post459940849138238568..comments2024-03-28T12:12:43.989-07:00Comments on STARDREAMING With Sherry Blue Sky: Serengeti MornSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-84467257839084409412013-02-25T22:19:32.674-08:002013-02-25T22:19:32.674-08:00So beautifully written Sherry...it is so tragic wh...So beautifully written Sherry...it is so tragic what man has done there. I keep wondering if humanity will wake up...sadly they don't seem to.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-76311969220746810772013-02-24T09:58:58.904-08:002013-02-24T09:58:58.904-08:00Beautifully written Sherry. Very sad. I join you...Beautifully written Sherry. Very sad. I join you in grief over the deaths of all innocent creatures who are just being natural. So sad that they are taken for granted, killed for fun.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-55550451760853212442013-02-23T11:59:12.272-08:002013-02-23T11:59:12.272-08:00I like how your poem beats as your heart does for ...I like how your poem beats as your heart does for the Serengeti. I think I know this story, or saw some picture of them.GoddessChhavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154853993554108461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-44705342882963087452013-02-23T11:04:06.438-08:002013-02-23T11:04:06.438-08:00Beautiful message Sherry, specially the last two s...Beautiful message Sherry, specially the last two stanzas ~ I find it sad that we are encroaching on their lands and space ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-19695852511700813492013-02-23T10:03:51.436-08:002013-02-23T10:03:51.436-08:00Sherry... A part of land in a critical area would ...Sherry... A part of land in a critical area would be removed from the Park, bisecting it two---can anything be worse than this ill-conceived project...?? We'll lose a priceless part of the world. How sad it is... We must act and conserve unique aspects of the Serengeti that we all hold dear..<br />Glad you raised the issue here. Very beautiful piece :)Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-60524977676465975402013-02-23T09:37:53.159-08:002013-02-23T09:37:53.159-08:00Sherry...my insides ache with the needless sufferi...Sherry...my insides ache with the needless suffering that is caused by mankind. I'm SO glad that you gave the wildebeest a voice here today...you so poignantly balance facts and poetic descriptions...this is a work of art. Thank you. ♥Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-36480658999142701152013-02-23T08:38:05.904-08:002013-02-23T08:38:05.904-08:00I felt trapped myself ... in that I didn't wan...I felt trapped myself ... in that I didn't want to read to the end, but just had to. The comment above that the lullaby rhythm adds to the horror is spot on. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-86423710706787571342013-02-23T07:22:09.785-08:002013-02-23T07:22:09.785-08:00We follow the route of ancient times,
leopard and ...We follow the route of ancient times,<br />leopard and lion at our heels,<br />crocs in the river at our ankles,<br />how intense their hot breath feels!<br /><br />Oh Sherry....ninotazizhttp://www.poemsbyninotaziz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-14060370888681206542013-02-23T02:23:20.743-08:002013-02-23T02:23:20.743-08:00having visited the Serengeti this really resonates...having visited the Serengeti this really resonates with me, it's an amazing place and feels as if it goes on forever and yet it's a fraction of its original size. wonderful poem which I think the conservationists would happily adopt LLM Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199375981896229914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-68788872743892234262013-02-23T00:35:52.040-08:002013-02-23T00:35:52.040-08:00It pains me more than anything to admit that Afric...It pains me more than anything to admit that Africans do not take care of Africa. It is an on-going battle to fight for the preservation of species, habitat and migration zones.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-4585459177329537902013-02-22T22:16:12.914-08:002013-02-22T22:16:12.914-08:00Leave it to us Two-legged-ones to destroy everythi...Leave it to us Two-legged-ones to destroy everything we come across. It is particularly heartbreaking when you see these animals thirsting for water, and dying like flies because their precious water is on the other side of electrified fences :(<br /><br />Not to make light of this situation, but perhaps the Toads can first travel to Africa, cut fences, free the wildebeest, then come to India and spend some time with me :)Mixihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929917191909619353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-11432180112992687412013-02-22T21:02:47.822-08:002013-02-22T21:02:47.822-08:00I too feel really sad! Gosh, I am going with Pegg...I too feel really sad! Gosh, I am going with Peggy and cut fences~<br /><br />Thank you Sherry, for telling it, as it is~ Well DoneEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-71274235185116621582013-02-22T15:49:08.474-08:002013-02-22T15:49:08.474-08:00I'm speechless with a lump in my throat from t...I'm speechless with a lump in my throat from this. I didn't know, and now I want to join in the liberation.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-23289537219544016732013-02-22T14:55:26.061-08:002013-02-22T14:55:26.061-08:00What a sad tale this is, Sherry! You shared the pl...What a sad tale this is, Sherry! You shared the plight of the wildebeest well. Man so often is very heartless in treatment of such animals as this! When will we learn?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-40165438802428135252013-02-22T14:30:30.648-08:002013-02-22T14:30:30.648-08:00I also feel very sad about these kinds of situatio...I also feel very sad about these kinds of situations that seem to exist more and more. Makes me want to be out there cutting fences.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-9610706460425131382013-02-22T13:35:28.149-08:002013-02-22T13:35:28.149-08:00What an absolute tragedy! Really moving write, Sh...What an absolute tragedy! Really moving write, Sherry.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-42073337951451320402013-02-22T11:57:44.068-08:002013-02-22T11:57:44.068-08:00I love the images and the feel of this, it certain...I love the images and the feel of this, it certainly cries out the message. <br />I love the line we trace an ancient pathwayalan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-5645284151225812582013-02-22T10:53:39.473-08:002013-02-22T10:53:39.473-08:00A tale hauntingly told in the voice of the wildebe...A tale hauntingly told in the voice of the wildebeest. So it is. Your construction is lullaby-like which adds to the horror.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-61440840958156491052013-02-22T10:42:51.965-08:002013-02-22T10:42:51.965-08:00Hard to read, heartbreaking to know animals die fo...Hard to read, heartbreaking to know animals die for lack of water ... fences as executioners. I also thought of fences this morning ... glad to know I am in good company.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.com