#the heaven of animals

[apoemaday]

The Heaven of Animals

by James L. Dickey

Here they are. The soft eyes open.    If they have lived in a wood It is a wood. If they have lived on plains It is grass rolling Under their feet forever. Having no souls, they have come,    Anyway, beyond their knowing.    Their instincts wholly bloom    And they rise. The soft eyes open. To match them, the landscape flowers,    Outdoing, desperately Outdoing what is required: The richest wood, The deepest field.

For some of these, It could not be the place It is, without blood. These hunt, as they have done, But with claws and teeth grown perfect,

More deadly than they can believe.    They stalk more silently, And crouch on the limbs of trees,    And their descent Upon the bright backs of their prey

May take years In a sovereign floating of joy.    And those that are hunted    Know this as their life, Their reward: to walk

Under such trees in full knowledge    Of what is in glory above them,    And to feel no fear, But acceptance, compliance.    Fulfilling themselves without pain

At the cycle’s center, They tremble, they walk    Under the tree, They fall, they are torn,    They rise, they walk again.

[lttledog]

The Heaven of Animals, by James L. Dickey

[elskanellis]

The Heaven of Animals

James Dickey Here they are. The soft eyes open. If they have lived in a wood It is a wood. If they have lived on plains It is grass rolling Under their feet forever. Having no souls, they have come, Anyway, beyond their knowing. Their instincts wholly bloom And they rise. The soft eyes open. To match them, the landscape flowers, Outdoing, desperately Outdoing what is required: The richest wood, The deepest field. For some of these, It could not be the place It is, without blood. These hunt, as they have done, But with claws and teeth grown perfect, More deadly than they can believe. They stalk more silently, And crouch on the limbs of trees, And their descent Upon the bright backs of their prey May take years In a sovereign floating of joy. And those that are hunted Know this as their life, Their reward: to walk Under such trees in full knowledge Of what is in glory above them, And to feel no fear, But acceptance, compliance. Fulfilling themselves without pain At the cycle’s center, They tremble, they walk Under the tree, They fall, they are torn, They rise, they walk again.

I had meant to post daily poems during April, for National Poetry Month, but then I didn't, and then it occurred to me that I could post daily poems any time it pleased me to do so, and POEMay was born. I'm still working on the typography for that one. Credit to @oflights for the cute name. Anyway today I was wondering about the possibility of endlings having an afterlife and if they would get their own or if they would after-live with other beings as well, and then I remembered this poem exists.

[insaneption]

I reread tgcf for the second time, soo

[disney-is-mylife]

THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST. I just wanted to highlight some beloved and underrated nostalgic classics.

I am NOT counting: Studio Ghibli, DC, Marvel, Scooby-Doo, sequels/prequels, and most other franchises. I made an exception with MLP and Care Bears because both films were produced at the beginning of their franchises, as opposed to the G.I. Joe series, Transformers, etc. There's a LOT to cover in the 80s-90s, hence why I split the two polls. This is basically Don Bluth's Era lol.

90's Poll

Happy voting! ❤

[everydaylouie]

Rhythm Hell

[mielplante]

oh sweet angst,,

[sonialiao]

last one for now, I was hoping to get 4 posters done total for AB but I've got work to do so the final one is on the shelf until I get more free time 😩

also this one was cute in my head but jeSUS MY HAND IS DEAD why did I decide to draw a show where everyone's wearing 4+ robes 🙃

[limeartichoke]

heaven says - marble hornets

[tiniblu]

Day 12 - Reflection

[peanutseagle]

guys i think they might be dating

[yoan-le-grall]

[meepzs]

Fuck it we back.

[euqinim0dart]

Let me be surprised

[geoqeka]

animation inspired by tiktok cosplayers

[opheliapurple]

Mxtx love interests and their relationships with captivity are fascinating and all, but I’d rather just focus on how funny Hua Cheng’s is in particular.

We have Luo Binghe‘s creepy replica bamboo hut and the tragic horror of watching him succumb to his worst impulses and try destroying the world to trap Shen Qingqiu by his side.

We have Lan Wangji warring internally with himself for years over his smothering need to hide Wei Wuxian from the world and save him from himself.

And then there’s Hua Cheng

Professional Gege Catch and Release Wildlife Expert Hua Cheng.

This man is a gege rehabilitation facilitator who does what he loves and loves what he does.

He tags his gege with a gps tracker so he can study his migration patterns. He humanely traps and relocates his gege whenever he’s strayed into danger.

If you hit a gege with your car, all you need to do is call Hua Cheng and he’ll be there with an animal control slip leash, a GoPro to promote his TikTok awareness campaign for gege welfare and conservation to the masses, and Yin Yu is on the phone preparing the treatment center for a new arrival.

He’s one of those guys who lovingly cares for a feral cat colony in his backyard, providing handmade housing with heating and regular check ups.

He’s insane don’t get me wrong. But his crippling self doubt and unbreakable compulsion to provide merged in such a weird way, it comes off a little more wildlife rescue than I think is intended.