Killing A Pig(By Handsome Hands) Poem by Bharati Nayak
Killing A Pig(By Handsome Hands)
No, it was not for the pork
But thousands of sane and smart people
Were running after it
In the park
The beautiful park
Where beauty played
In abundance
Nature gracious with
Colorful flowers and singing birds
Shall we call it sanity
When these handsome people were hunting
For pleasure
Thousands of handsome hands
Squeezing
The neck of a poor pig
Its tongue hanging and eyes protruding?
The poor pig
Running
For life
For life
Running
The poor
Pig
you did well comparing the 'beautiful' aspects of the park with the aspect you feel was savage. i wonder if all the hands were male and all were handsome. in the U.S. i think hunting (much of it for sport) (and fishing) is a big business. it is certainly more appealing for most people to just order their meat etc off of a menu, or grab it off a grocery store shelf, than to watch how it is raised and harvested and butchered. i (especially) like how you arranged the words of the last stanza. bri ;) now your poem has joined others in my/our July 2016 a showcase for PH poets, found in my list of poems.
Thank you so much for selecting the poem for your July Showcase.In a showcase we keep the pieces that we want to show and also keep some antiques and rare pieces that we feel as our proud possessions.The emotion that arose in me by seeing the picture of the ghastly killing has now penned in this poem.It is my antique piece and this one has made its way to our Showcase.
I must thank you for your critical analysis of the poem.It so nicely captures the essence of the poem.
Hands may be handsome, but hearts don't match. A poetic gem worth being read multiple times.
Its tongue hanging and eyes protruding is very exact.Indicates how hard hearted we human beings. We can do any nonsense for pleasure.Hope your poem would influence people in society.My hearty regards to u.
A very touchy poem beautifully crafted.Only insanes can do this.
HA HA. I NOW SEE that i left comments in july 2016, AND I INCLUDED IN SHOWCASE THEN AS WELL. BRI (:
(CONT.) 2 - IT IS A VERY FINE POEM. I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN CRUEL IN MY COMMENT. and i THINK bullfighting [actually bull-'baiting'-torturing-killing] and cockfighting is still legal 'sport' in some countries. i saw cockfighting along a street in Thailand. I 'LOVE' how you constructed the last stanza. to MyPoemList bri (: p.s. pardon the 'pun', but the title is VERY CATCHY!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Thousands of handsome hands Squeezing The neck of a poor pig Its tongue hanging and eyes protruding? beautiful description dear Bharati and how terrible and inhuman we are....... you have portrayed it with such a vigor that i was taken up by the imagination. the contrasts of the park and the cruelty of handsome hands........ soooooooooooo good dear poetesss. tony
Thank you so much for appreciating with a sympathetic heart.Killing is always gruesome.I am not a vegetarian.The day I saw killing of a goat I stopped eating meat.As Bri Edwards said in his comments while eating animal food we order from the menu rather than worrying how the animals are raised, harvested or butchered.I am telling about the inhumanity involved when we kill an animal for fun and enjoy the killing.