{"id":51332,"date":"2021-06-16T10:35:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T10:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=51332"},"modified":"2021-06-16T10:44:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T10:44:22","slug":"our-friends-the-orangutans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/06\/our-friends-the-orangutans\/","title":{"rendered":"Our friends the Orangutans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sensitive and motherly<\/p>\n<p>the great apes I adore<\/p>\n<p>the person of the forest<\/p>\n<p>Orangutan \u00a0whats more<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>loving to the point of no return<\/p>\n<p>their quivering soul<\/p>\n<p>arborial their rigour<\/p>\n<p>completely in control<\/p>\n<p>slow movers in the canopy<\/p>\n<p>their great long arms exceed<\/p>\n<p>their body length<\/p>\n<p>their high wire acts<\/p>\n<p>their deep feeling to succeed<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>truly wonderful mothers<\/p>\n<p>who teach their babies<\/p>\n<p>to<\/p>\n<p>live and love and care for<\/p>\n<p>everything they do<\/p>\n<p>all the fruits imaginable<\/p>\n<p>like the durian, sublime<\/p>\n<p>some humans will not partake<\/p>\n<p>but I do, but I cannot climb<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the vibrance of the forest<\/p>\n<p>a cacophony \u00a0of sound<\/p>\n<p>minstrels really everywhere<\/p>\n<p>up high and on the ground<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>its a magical grove of \u00a0greenery<\/p>\n<p>a flush of fruit so sweet<\/p>\n<p>enthralling just to \u00a0be among<\/p>\n<p>A responsive place to meet<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>every kind of creature<\/p>\n<p>rainbow colours \u00a0be<\/p>\n<p>So arresting \u00a0to the eye<\/p>\n<p>by the \u00a0truthful constancy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Orangutans so slowly<\/p>\n<p>Swing broadly from tree to tree<\/p>\n<p>enlivened by the rich warm air<\/p>\n<p>that inspires them powerfully<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy are bunters<\/p>\n<p>they make an easy kill<\/p>\n<p>and are very often eaten<\/p>\n<p>and their babies sold<\/p>\n<p>its a chill<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>wind that blows when the babies<\/p>\n<p>become pets \u00a0as they do<\/p>\n<p>ignorance is manifest<\/p>\n<p>the hunter clueless to<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the need to stay with \u00a0its mother<\/p>\n<p>who teaches it all it knows<\/p>\n<p>pet orangutans \u00a0are a wasted source<\/p>\n<p>and honestly still pose<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unbelievable \u00a0torture<\/p>\n<p>And a life \u00a0committed to<\/p>\n<p>a human cage forever<\/p>\n<p>locked down \u00a0a prisoner who<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>will then be trained by humans<\/p>\n<p>will lose their mentality<\/p>\n<p>stolen from the \u00a0wildness<\/p>\n<p>and never again be free<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the harshness of that moment<\/p>\n<p>the harassment they feel<\/p>\n<p>the loathsomeness the purgatory<\/p>\n<p>its very very real<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the babies feel bad factor<\/p>\n<p>dissidents alas<\/p>\n<p>suffering intensely<\/p>\n<p>and many now enmasse<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Birute \u00a0took the challenge on<\/p>\n<p>to give her life and she<\/p>\n<p>stood to gain a great respect<\/p>\n<p>rejoicing constantly<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>retraining the babies<\/p>\n<p>being a mum again<\/p>\n<p>her radiance so special<\/p>\n<p>a beautiful refrain<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>so many families perish<\/p>\n<p>for Palm Oil we have seen<\/p>\n<p>the trees have all been squandered<\/p>\n<p>torn down , they have n<\/p>\n<p>been<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Replanted with Palm oil<\/p>\n<p>a cash crop \u00a0a gargoyle<\/p>\n<p>Of ugliness \u00a0and stressfulness<\/p>\n<p>and indigenous toil<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>all for oil a plenty<\/p>\n<p>so much life be lost<\/p>\n<p>behold the emerald forest<\/p>\n<p>with its miracles all lost<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inlove \u00a0the family Orangutans<\/p>\n<p>so gentle yet so strong<\/p>\n<p>they nest up in the canopy<\/p>\n<p>in the jungle they belong<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>immensely intelligent<\/p>\n<p>and affectionate as well<\/p>\n<p>what man has done to the animals<\/p>\n<p>proves he was born in HELL?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by my new friend Nancy \u00a016\/6\/2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sensitive and motherly the great apes I adore the person of the forest Orangutan \u00a0whats more &nbsp; 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