How Shall I Plead?
Mountain Lion, Panther, Fox
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Mountain lion, panther
wolf and fox:
All are endangered,
please check a box.
Whales and dolphins,
harp seals too;
I am but poor,
what can I do?
"They" say you'll forever
pass away
If I don't give
fifty dollars. TODAY!
Would you put their extinction
upon my head
Because I had to buy
my family's bread?
I'll do what I can:
it isn't much--
A letter to
Mr. So and Such.
But if "they're" right,
and you go away,
I'll shed tears to drown the sea
that day.
Dolphins and Seal
Click thumbnail to view full-sizeAbout "How Shall I Plead?"
Originally penned in 1987, it was written in angst over the countless solicitations received in the mail, seeking monetary donations to various animal rescue groups.
I have a very big soft spot for animals, and the fact that I was (and still am not) in any kind of financial position to be able to afford to donate, pulled terribly at my heartstrings. This poem was the result of my sadness.
I did a minor revision in 2010.
© 2010 Liz Elias