Hoarding Fall
His collection started in the zoo:
enrichment for his enclosure
which the dragon soon found he outgrew.
Even back then he protected his hoard from exposure:
never bit the many pumpkins, never blew the leaves around—
but he sorted them by colour and sewed them firmly to the dirt.
Those beautiful shades always kept him spellbound;
as he sat there and stared not a sound could be heard.
When he moved to his cave, he brought the whole hoard
and he added a rainbow of flowers on top.
But after long weeks perished gourd after gourd;
chrysanthemums withered and leaves became slop.
The cold of bitter winter settled into his own mood.
Why did each lovely pigment have to end up grey and faint?
The humans took care to avoid his neighbourhood,
but back in their own towns they hung baubles and splashed paint.
They dyed each little fence that lay within the dragon’s view
and gifted him a choker, set with quartz and rhodonite.
Now winter finds the dragon with his mind no longer blue:
he proudly sits amidst a hoard of brightly coloured light.
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[Image description: Photo of a green dragon statue sitting up and wearing a choker, set with white and pink gems, around its long neck. Around the dragon, there is a circle of colourful chrysanthemums and pumpkins. In the background there’s a large white sign with information about a zoo, a small fence, and green foliage of trees.]
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I call her my F*ck Yo* Giraffe in my head… Apparently I’m in a mood, tonight… enjoy ^^;;
(2015, Pairi Daiza. I have a special fondness for this one.)
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Before I gonna spend my night in Pairi Daiza, enjoy this cutie!
Goodnight 😴
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Baby Orangutan Throws Tantrum as his Mom Drags him Away from Playtime in Safari park
A 3-year-old orangutan has made headlines for throwing a highly amusing tantrum aimed at his mother at Pairi Daiza safari park in Belgium.
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