Poem: No wild goose chase

Updated 5-16-2013 9:54am

Photo by Kevin Mack, PAWS

Inspired by the article about the trooper who rescued the hissing geese from I-5, Jean Monce Bryant  has written a poem.

SHOWING LOVE IS NO WILD GOOSE CHASE

That trooper who went on that goose chase

Should surely be given a medal

The folks in their cars who slackened their pace

And took heavy feet off the pedal

To save Mama Goose and her goslings

To give them a chance to survive

They all our heroes—for Wildlife it’s true

Is just such a boon to our lives

The one who was injured and damaged

And then did not make it all through

It taught us that lending a wing or a hand

Is something we all need to do

And PAWS is right there at the forefront

Each day they are doing their best

To rescue the injured and give them great care

And bring them to kennel or nest

So just keep alert to the message

That though on this Earth there is pain

The message is simple—the story is true

Showing love will bring the greatest gain

Jean Monce Bryant

May 10, 2013