{"id":33433,"date":"2017-06-15T16:22:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T16:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=33433"},"modified":"2017-06-15T16:25:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T16:25:28","slug":"gamekeepers-and-their-apparent-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/06\/gamekeepers-and-their-apparent-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamekeepers and their apparent roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently the CV of one such<br \/>\nMan we hear<br \/>\nIs he manages the countryside<br \/>\nSo as to make it clear<br \/>\nThere is sufficient shooting and angling<br \/>\nInfact<br \/>\nhe seeks to provide the victims<br \/>\nSo that others can react<\/p>\n<p>Employed by a landowner<br \/>\nTo curtail the poaching mob<br \/>\nTo rear and release the game birds<br \/>\nAnd to clearly rob<br \/>\nThe countryside of what is deemed to be<br \/>\nThe pests of old<br \/>\nHe thus controls the predators<br \/>\nWhy he us  worth his weight<br \/>\nIn gold<\/p>\n<p>12,000 or so mammals He slaughters<br \/>\nEvery year<br \/>\nSomething to be proud of<br \/>\nFor creation be held dear<br \/>\nBut these men richly decked in arrogance<br \/>\nDisplay their  varied craft<br \/>\nWith panoplies of hunting skills<br \/>\nAnd its said a lot of graft<\/p>\n<p>I find their tasks unfortunate<br \/>\nAnd they lack true understanding<br \/>\nOn the front line of rewilding<br \/>\nThough their tasks are now  expanding<br \/>\nThey rather miss the point<br \/>\nOf what creation has in play<br \/>\nAnd work towards the business end<br \/>\nOf whatever the landlords say<\/p>\n<p>Killing created mammals<br \/>\nIs lacking empathy<br \/>\nThe business of creation<br \/>\nOf the miracles that be<br \/>\nThe environmental clamour<br \/>\nAssociated by<br \/>\nTaking out predation<br \/>\nWithout really knowing why<\/p>\n<p>STINK PITS are an anomaly<br \/>\nWhen They are dug so cruel they be<br \/>\nThe only interpretation for them<br \/>\nReally is to see<br \/>\nThe crudest of open grave<br \/>\nlacking decency<\/p>\n<p>A stench of  what is malevolence<br \/>\nOf such evil intent<br \/>\nA variety of innocent souls<br \/>\nMurdered and just lent<br \/>\nTo bloat and stink such disrespect<br \/>\nFor all of kingdom come<br \/>\nBut this is seen as acceptable<br \/>\nAll balanced and plumb<\/p>\n<p>The fact that they just do this<br \/>\nAnd then leave snares about<br \/>\nTo attract more mammals<br \/>\nTo complete their rout<br \/>\nMurdering vindictively<br \/>\nCondemning souls who smell<br \/>\nOut the noxious carrion<br \/>\nIn what is a man made hell<\/p>\n<p>They are blackguards of the old school<br \/>\nWith their medieval ways<br \/>\nScoundrels really hatchetmen<br \/>\nIn their darkest phase<br \/>\nUnfeeling and impassive<br \/>\nIts that pound of flesh that pays<\/p>\n<p>And society accepts this<br \/>\nTheir indulgence because they<br \/>\nAre landowners and gamekeepers<br \/>\nThey are the gentry so to say<br \/>\nBow down to the money bags<br \/>\nThe gory tory mob<br \/>\nWith such supercillous nonsense<br \/>\nPouring from their gob<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently the CV of one such Man we hear Is he manages the countryside So as to make it clear There is sufficient shooting and angling Infact he seeks to provide the victims So that others can react Employed by &hellip; 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