August 2007 IBPC Nominations, September Competition Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hello,

I'd like to nominate Mistral's Enchanted Forest for it's gentle style, imagery and rhythms.

~Cleo


Enchanted Forest by Mistral

Mystical trees in silhouette
against a starlit moon;
luminous, the scattered beams -
beguilingly they're strewn.
Casting soft, a speckled glow
on shrubs and gentle stream
where lovers lie, entangled there,
immersed within a dream.

Dappled moonlight's glimmering
reflects in loving eyes,
wispy breeze through lucent trees
bequeaths contented sighs.
Spellbound forest moulding here
this perfect lover’s nest,
where doubts and insecurities
are gently laid to rest.

[Cleo_Serapis]

I'd like to nominate 'Captive Bred' by Snow. Not only do I find the rhythms, images and message to be excellently portrayed & demonstrated, but I also feel her message is an important one to highlight in a larger audience, zoos are not for animal's sake, they're to appease our own savage nature (and to make millions off the ads, admission fees etc.).

Captive Bred by Snow

While creatures pace inside enclosures,
stalking tourists make exposures
of the sights
at feeding time. The beasts can’t prowl
for prey, but feast on joints and fowl.
These chosen bites
replace the chase to capture food
appeasing natural aptitude,
with this buffet.

The herds stampede to peer behind
the prison bars where life’s confined.
Without dismay,
they see the concrete habitats
bestowed upon these graceful cats.
Once roaming through
the wild as savage predators,
today they're chased by editors
for their debut
in Wild Life Magazine, a glint
of nature’s beauty posed in print.

This masquerade
is captured by elitist vultures
for a glimpse beyond their culture’s
barricade.