Goodbye My Friend

Roni ODonnell
You were set free
it was not right
to let you go
into the night

For you life was
just not the same
For unto people
you were tame

You traveled miles
and covered ground
in search for something
never found.

Your life was different
it was not right
to set you free
into the night.

You then met danger
it was not fair
for there were people
they thought they'd care

but with their help
life was not right
You were wild
not tame, no fight

When danger finally
took you away
the loneliness
has gone away

For now I hope
you are at rest
with God in death
for you the best.

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  • Han Van Meegerin1/27/2011

    Awesome photo and awesome words.

  • Faith Draper11/18/2010

    Oh my, got me crying :( beautiful testimony to a beautiful animal :)

  • Tony Payne10/27/2010

    A huge stag was shot in England this week, legally, but it was huge and well known. All because someone wanted a trophy. It's wrong...

  • Karen Zakavec10/19/2010

    Very nice poem, but very sad story.

  • Mae Wong10/19/2010

    Such a sad story and poem :(

  • R.C. Johnson10/18/2010

    The photo of the elk is so detailed - I enlarged it to see the whole thing. The poem is very well done, too.

  • Sandy James10/18/2010

    Was this a tame elk in your area?

  • Sandy James10/18/2010

    It's very sad and that is a beautiful photo.

  • Valerie Irion10/17/2010

    Good poem

  • Carol Roach10/17/2010

    wonderful poem

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