We can not silence
The majestic with bullets
It is they who will silence us
Photo courtesy of Pixabay
Author: Dancing Echoes
I am a scientist by trade and artist by soul. My creative outlet used to be dancing but due to injuries and age, I must now find another path. I am hoping my writing, poetry and photography can be this new path. Awards: While I am grateful and honored for the numerous nominations, I don’t have time to respond to them with the attention they deserve, so for the most part, I am an award free blog. All photographs and words are mine unless otherwise credited. © 2015-2024 Dancing Echoes ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author/owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Christy Draper with appropriate and specific direction to the original content on Dancing Echoes.
Dancing Echoes 
August 1, 2015 at 8:10 am
A lot of people are roaring for Cecil, DE. Too late, we know. Stupid us.
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August 1, 2015 at 8:18 am
Yes, I am glad to hear the outcry. My meaning is that we are an interlinked ecosystem and once it is broken, it could mean the end for us too.
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August 1, 2015 at 8:38 am
‘could mean’? Sorry for the pessimism but we are goners for sure.
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August 1, 2015 at 9:11 am
Most of the time I feel like that too. I try to be optimistic though.
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August 1, 2015 at 10:20 am
Poor beautiful Cecil. Such a ruthless act, its a shame to human kind
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August 1, 2015 at 11:25 am
Thank you for posting this in remembrance of him. Such a tragedy. Your words are just prolific 🙂
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August 1, 2015 at 11:47 am
Thank you. I was so pissed and sad when it first hit the news that it took me a few days to be able to come up with anything to say.
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August 1, 2015 at 11:49 am
Same here. So glad you did this – a beautiful tribute to a magnificent life.
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August 1, 2015 at 12:07 pm
I am filled with anger, grief, loss, and core-level sadness for plight of the all the magnificent beings who cannot defend themselves against humans who kill for thrills and call it a “sport.” Thank you for your tribute.
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August 1, 2015 at 12:28 pm
Thank you for your words.
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August 1, 2015 at 2:44 pm
I hope the public outcry makes a positive difference. Who are we as humans, that we can decide who lives or dies in this world?
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August 1, 2015 at 2:52 pm
Bingo!
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August 1, 2015 at 3:48 pm
Great point, Christy. Indeed!
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August 1, 2015 at 5:28 pm
Wow. Powerful! What a gorgeous creature he was.
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August 1, 2015 at 5:29 pm
Reblogged this on Art by Rob Goldstein.
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August 1, 2015 at 5:32 pm
Thank you. My words someone else’s stunning photo. Yes, he was gorgeous.
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August 1, 2015 at 5:37 pm
The words are perfect for that photo.
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August 1, 2015 at 5:41 pm
Thank you.
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August 1, 2015 at 6:51 pm
The death of lion which meant no harm and hunted by a man is unacceptable… 😦
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August 1, 2015 at 7:06 pm
Thank you for the reblog. The more that get the message, the better.
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August 1, 2015 at 7:41 pm
Yes…that’s exactly what I thought.
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August 1, 2015 at 9:54 pm
What pure beauty.
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August 2, 2015 at 1:44 am
My heart aches for an animal I never knew.
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August 2, 2015 at 4:15 am
I hear you sister. I am hoping Cecil’s legacy will be a new awareness, a change in the laws or at least an enforcement of those we have and a recognition of the economic power of such living creatures. He was worth more alive than dead. He is the perfect poster child for change. While it pains me that humans assign economic value to any living thing (it has a right to just be), the cold, hard truth is that humans as a society change their behavior based on economics and I am a realist. If being more valuable alive is what works, I’ll take it. I worry about all the little creatures that aren’t as pretty or majestic. They are no less important but may not have the commercial power to be saved. But we’d better be quick about it. Once a species population gets below a certain point, much like the Cheetah, the lack of genetic diversity is its undoing.
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August 2, 2015 at 11:56 pm
I don’t think I could have said it better myself, we are running out of time to make a difference, one that really counts.
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