Comment from w.j.debi

Excellent

This is a thought-provoking statement. So much said in such concise language. I like that you leave the interpretation open because this could be taken several ways.

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2015

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reply by the author on 30-Jun-2015

Thank you for your review and the five stars. it is surprising how another person's POV can light up another concept of one's own writing.. Yes, this could be taken for a metaphor , in that one thing dies or ends in order for another to take its place.
this was written from an actual occurrence when the big rooster died after being caught in a bale of wire and the cheeky little bantam rooster crowed triumphantly from the roof of the chook house. Life goes on , does't it? cheers Cass

Comment from danpald

Excellent

The passing of the torch
From the old to the young
Even in the animal kingdom
Is to be well sung

They do not accept the review
Too short they say
So the poem must be lengthen
When one line is all reviewed today

 Comment Written 17-Jun-2015

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2015

Thanks Dan, As from my post of yesterday my contact with Fanstory will be curtailed drastically due to the sorry demise of my computer. Plans are afoot to renew or replace same VERY SOON . Gosh how I miss it !! Cheers Cass

Comment from lalajovanoski

Excellent

this is a truly beautiful haiku contest entry.
flows smoothly and is nicely composed.
This is such an amazingly written, finely composed piece. You are very talented. Thank you very much for sharing this, I truly enjoyed reading. I look forward to reading more from you!

 Comment Written 15-Jun-2015

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reply by the author on 15-Jun-2015

Thank you for your review and the five stars. This came from an incident in my chook owning days when the big red rooster died of a stroke following an accident with a bale of wire. We were saddened because he had been a pet, but had to laugh when the little bantam rooster crowed triumphantly from the hen house roof. Cheers Cass

Comment from barkingdog

Excellent

A bloody image of a cock fight sprang to mind. The young cock stands atop the carcus of the fallen king of the roost and crows.
I don't know if that's what you had in mind or not, but it felt right to me.

 Comment Written 15-Jun-2015

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reply by the author on 15-Jun-2015

Thank you for your review and the five stars. No, I don't go in for blood sports at all. This little piece came to me remembering when I had two roosters, which as you can imagine DID fight as is their nature. One afternoon the big red one got caught in a bale of wire , suffered a stroke and died We were very sad because he had been a pet. But the other rooster a cheeky brat of a bantam, climbed to the top of the hen house and let us know he was now cock of the walk. Cheers Cass