A Capybara's Eye
A Capybara’s View of the World
The capybara’s eye sees the world differently.
Peeking over the lid of the swamp like the orbs of a dreaded crocodile
The dank aspect of them, squinted into mascara lines and longest lashes,
Watch for death through innocence.
We sit two feet, three feet, in a Jeep high above the marsh world
Immune to its dangers, removed from the essence of its beauty
Watching for death that is not ours.
Beneath the surface of floating hyacinth, scent and scented,
The undulating current suspends the weak and the strong
Waiting for nature to sort them into bins.
A cry! The shriek of an infant torn from its mother’s safety!
The wailing of loss. The gasp of surprise from those in the Jeep.
But it’s only a capybara after all.
The capybara’s eye sees the world differently.
As you can see, my owner wrote a dumb poem about capybaras. That got her thinking that virtually anyone could write a dumb poem about capybaras. So she decided to have another contest. This is a poetry contest. Here are the rules.
- Poem must contain the word capybara
- Poem must not be more than 100 lines long
- Contest ends on September 11th, 2010
- No profanity, must be kid-friendly
That’s it. Send your poem to me caplinrous@gmail.com and I will post all of them here. Then readers will vote using the pole on the right side-bar just like in the last contest. The poem does not have to be in English. Including a photo to illustrate your poem probably helps.
There will be prizes but we haven’t decided what they will be yet.
Voting will be from Sept 12 through Sept 26th. Everyone will get to vote for three.
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