WILD THINGS
Tell me stories about
wild things -- harriers and condors,
eagles on the wing,
great blue whales, corals and krill
old-growth forests and painted hills.
Speak of wolves and their pups.
grizzles, salmon, cougars and slugs,
mosses and mushrooms,
rainforest greens, then deserts
where sand and sun reign supreme.
Tell me your history
and leave out your lies.
For the world knows
the hands of man bring death,
greed and spies. Wilderness
thrives only in our absence.
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Photos by Barry Draper
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| Endangered Squirrel Monkey |
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| Red Howler Monkey |
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| Jaguar -- endangered |
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| The Himalaya Mountains in Nepal |
