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Farewell Featherbrain

July 7, 2011
By Zinaidia SILVER, Moreno Valley, California
Zinaidia SILVER, Moreno Valley, California
8 articles 3 photos 78 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\"Whatever you are, be a good one.\\\"


You pretend you are so very benign.
Can you hear me, you backward bovine?
You're just standing there chewing cud,
Standing in your own filth and mud.

Why can't you move on to a greener field?
A place with a bit more vegetable yield.
Of course there would be an abundance of climbing rocks.
Some would be as hard as your head, austere ox.

Then it would be just me and my shadow.
Free to be any range of bronco or burro.
Peace I will have for my psyche,
Away from you, primitive donkey.


The author's comments:
I wrote this poem while I was eating lunch. I looked over at a poster my old science teacher gave to me in fourth grade, which had two donkeys standing next to each other in a pasture. They appeared to be happy and friends, but I thought the smaller one looked a little angry. Thus, I wrote a poem about the shorter donkeys' true feelings.

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on Jan. 10 2012 at 12:06 pm
cebomar9 BRONZE, Brownsburg, Indiana
4 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" -Philippians 4:13

i loved this haha it made me laugh

on Jan. 9 2012 at 8:10 pm
lilmartz PLATINUM, Perrysburg, Ohio
40 articles 5 photos 163 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live Life Like A Party That Never Ends

This is a really good poem! You have an amazing vocabulary and did a great job rhyming! My only critique, is that I didn't really love the last 2 lines. I keep rereading them and something about the way it sounds doesn't seem to flow right or make for a good ending. Other than that, I think this poem is amazing! Nice work :)

on Jan. 9 2012 at 7:58 pm
Viridian BRONZE, Nah, Louisiana
1 article 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If there's nothing left to care about, there's nothing left to save."

Haha funny poem. I like how you for your inspiration sort of cut below the surface of things.

hiddentears said...
on Jan. 8 2012 at 4:09 am
Haha. It's a great poem:).

Catch SILVER said...
on Jan. 6 2012 at 4:28 pm
Catch SILVER, Willow Springs, Missouri
9 articles 10 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never ever give up! Don't listen to what people say they will just try to shove you in the dirt. Listen to your heart.

Wow this is funny my FFA techer would say you are crazy and he would probably laugh till he started to cry.

Manish9 SILVER said...
on Jan. 6 2012 at 3:20 am
Manish9 SILVER, Kanpur, Other
6 articles 12 photos 110 comments
hahahaha .... this one made me laugh ! it's nice .... Funny and Nice .

on Jul. 19 2011 at 2:17 am
Zinaidia SILVER, Moreno Valley, California
8 articles 3 photos 78 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\"Whatever you are, be a good one.\\\"

Sorry Sakina, I have been in and out of the stupid hospital :( stupid doctors don't know what they are doing! lol anyways, I have been writing a bunch, just not been able to post it. It's all on hospital napkins haha!

sakina GOLD said...
on Jul. 17 2011 at 1:48 am
sakina GOLD, Chennai, Other
18 articles 13 photos 173 comments

Favorite Quote:
A negative thinker See's a difficulty in every opportunity but a positive thinker sees an opportunity in every difficulty. So always think positive and u'll surely B successful in LIFE.
-Hazrat Ali (A.S)

And wat did the Dr. say..???:)

sakina GOLD said...
on Jul. 17 2011 at 1:47 am
sakina GOLD, Chennai, Other
18 articles 13 photos 173 comments

Favorite Quote:
A negative thinker See's a difficulty in every opportunity but a positive thinker sees an opportunity in every difficulty. So always think positive and u'll surely B successful in LIFE.
-Hazrat Ali (A.S)

Hi!zin..:)How r you feeling..?U've not been much on TI...:(And it's quite boring...Then wat the Dr

on Jul. 14 2011 at 12:56 am
mwlover32 BRONZE, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
You have to experience pain before you can feel love.

(thought i would return the favor)
i like it! to me, some of the rhymes didn't really make sense, like you were trying to force them to rhyme. but i like where you got your inspiration.(: