{"id":50543,"date":"2021-03-27T01:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T01:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=50543"},"modified":"2021-03-27T01:32:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T01:32:21","slug":"a-holiday-of-your-dreams-as-advertised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/03\/a-holiday-of-your-dreams-as-advertised\/","title":{"rendered":"A holiday of your dreams as advertised"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A dream of a holiday<br \/>\nSo they describe<br \/>\nAnd all in package<br \/>\nCome meet our tribe<br \/>\nSo  much  to see<br \/>\nSo much to do<br \/>\nFive days of hunting<br \/>\nWith one of our crew<\/p>\n<p>8490 euros and you<br \/>\nCan murder a male Lion<br \/>\nIt will be stimulating<br \/>\nGripping and grand<br \/>\nThe King of Beasts<br \/>\nDowned by your hand<br \/>\nA provocative kill<br \/>\nTo quicken the pulse<br \/>\nIts one hell of a thrill<\/p>\n<p>That is the package<br \/>\nA website to see<br \/>\nWith all sorts of animals<br \/>\nReady to be<br \/>\nShot to death<br \/>\nAll you need to is select<br \/>\nWhich of the animals<br \/>\nYou might expect<\/p>\n<p>All matter of fact<br \/>\nSo easy to do<br \/>\nThe head of a LION<br \/>\nA bold soul it is true<br \/>\nFilled your unconcern<br \/>\nYour lethargy<br \/>\nFile it away<br \/>\nWhere the world cannot see<br \/>\nA beautiful Lion<br \/>\nWith a stroke of a pen<br \/>\nIs yours to be murdered<br \/>\nYou just say when<\/p>\n<p>To just remain calm<br \/>\nAfter reading this page<br \/>\nTo imagine the suffering<br \/>\nA mini rage<br \/>\nI pay my money<br \/>\nAnd an animal dies<br \/>\nA godly miracle<br \/>\nBefore my eyes<\/p>\n<p>Writhing and aching<br \/>\nAnd its down to me<br \/>\nIt is  my dream<br \/>\nIn the brochure I see<br \/>\nThe mortification<br \/>\nA great slamming sound<br \/>\nAs the greatest of kings<br \/>\nHits the dry dusty ground<\/p>\n<p>Despite what I read<br \/>\nAnd the words that I see<br \/>\nTo suggest its a dream<br \/>\nTo kill Lions<br \/>\nFeels to me<br \/>\nA bitter pill<br \/>\nA depressing time<br \/>\nHis grief and resentment<br \/>\nThere is no rhyme<br \/>\nOr reason for deciding<br \/>\nA soul has to die<br \/>\nWhy on earth would  I decide to fly<br \/>\nOff to South Africa<br \/>\nFamily and all<br \/>\nAnd bag me the King<br \/>\nAll done with one call<\/p>\n<p>The ease and commitment<br \/>\nThe frightful the shocking<br \/>\nThe disfigured carcass<br \/>\nMy old  knees knocking<br \/>\nSo crass and so gross<br \/>\nSo much vulgarity<br \/>\nAn Apex predator<br \/>\nFallen for me<\/p>\n<p>The height of risibility<br \/>\nAnd despondency<br \/>\nPay over the euros<br \/>\nAnd know instantly<br \/>\nThe cogs will be rolling<br \/>\nA marker will be<br \/>\nAffixed  to its head<br \/>\nFor the others to see<\/p>\n<p>It comes with a tracker<br \/>\nAnd all the mod cons<br \/>\nA comfortable bed<br \/>\nAnd clothes that one dons<br \/>\nEverything laid on<br \/>\nTo meet your desire<br \/>\nA great state of wonderment<br \/>\nCan you just feel the fire<\/p>\n<p>With a bow and arrow<br \/>\nA hand gun perhaps<br \/>\nA rifle the drama<br \/>\nIts all under wraps<br \/>\nAn admirable session<br \/>\nA wonderful shoot<br \/>\nA lion dead and dying<br \/>\nAnd no dispute<\/p>\n<p>For me it is arrogance<br \/>\nAnd tyranny<br \/>\nAudacious behaviour<br \/>\nI cannot agree<br \/>\nAny such package<br \/>\nIs neither evil nor sad<br \/>\nIts tragic and wrong<br \/>\nAnd just makes me mad<\/p>\n<p>To think there are people<br \/>\nWho do have the right<br \/>\nTo shoot and kill animals<br \/>\nWho I\u2019m sure bite<br \/>\nBut who live in their prides<br \/>\nAnd as long as we be<br \/>\nThoughtful and sensible<br \/>\nWe dont have to see<\/p>\n<p>Such a fine beast<br \/>\nAt the end of the day<br \/>\nWe can wander at will<br \/>\nLet civility play<br \/>\nA bigger role<br \/>\nIn this stage of my life<br \/>\nBy sparing the soul<br \/>\nAnd preventing the knife<\/p>\n<p>Hunting for me<br \/>\nIt laid on seemingly<br \/>\nIs somewhat gross<br \/>\nI just couldn\u2019t be<br \/>\nDescribing a package<br \/>\nAs how I would see<br \/>\nA magnificent Lion<br \/>\nMane and all in front of me<\/p>\n<p>Dead to the world<br \/>\nAs CECIL so I<br \/>\nPut an end to its life<br \/>\nIts dignity<br \/>\nShot away at the moment<br \/>\nThe trigger was pulled<br \/>\nAnd the bullets  flew straight<br \/>\nWounding the great beast<br \/>\nI had made the date<\/p>\n<p>What an anathema I had become<br \/>\nHow very offensive<br \/>\nIt so left me numb<br \/>\nRecalling the moments<br \/>\nThat I felt its pain<br \/>\nAnd How I would feel it<br \/>\nAgain and again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dream of a holiday So they describe And all in package Come meet our tribe So much to see So much to do Five days of hunting With one of our crew 8490 euros and you Can murder a &hellip; 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