{"id":6426,"date":"2018-04-19T18:34:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T18:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/?p=6426"},"modified":"2019-02-11T07:58:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T07:58:23","slug":"predator-a-poem-by-judy-moskowitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/predator-a-poem-by-judy-moskowitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Predator. A Poem by Judy Moskowitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nShe liked his mind, the way he digested<br \/>\ndeep thought with his soft monotone voice,<br \/>\nthat could mesmerize, drawing you in<br \/>\nas he stretches out his legs<br \/>\nmaking himself comfortable<br \/>\nlike a Praying Mantis, master of disguise<br \/>\ncarnivorous<br \/>\nwaiting for the next vulnerable creature<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\ntrust becomes undressed by hungry eyes<br \/>\nshivering with the sweat of fear<br \/>\nshe watches him in camouflage<br \/>\nas he sinks his skin into the sofa<br \/>\ndevouring him alive<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/shine-on-me-a-poem-by-judy-moskowitz\/mom-photo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5235\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-100x134.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-150x201.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-200x268.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-300x402.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-450x603.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-600x804.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo-900x1205.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mom-photo.jpg 1529w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Judy started playing piano at the age of three, and studied at the Julliard School Of Music in New York City, her native city.<br \/>\nShe became a jazz pianist and continues to play jazz. Now residing in Florida, she started writing poetry three years ago, and has been published in the<em> Moonlight Dreamers Of The Yellow Haze anthology<\/em>, <em>Thepoetcommunity, Whispers in the wind, Indiana Voice Journal. <\/em> Poetry runs deep in her veins along with Music.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    &nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Robin Ouzman Hislop<\/strong> is Editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\">Poetry Life and Times<\/a> his publications include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Babble-Souk-Robin-Ouzman-Hislop\/dp\/1329636953\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506012222&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=All+the+Babble+of+the+Souk\"><em>All the Babble of the Souk<\/em> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;field-keywords=Cartoon+Molecules\"><em>Cartoon Molecules<\/em><em> <\/em><\/a>collected poems and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Key-Mist-Guadalupe-Grande\/dp\/1365453006\/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506012852&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=Key+of+Mist\"><em>Key of Mist<\/em><em> <\/em><\/a>the recently published <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/carmen-crespo\/tesserae\/paperback\/product-23327341.html\"><em>Tesserae<\/em><em> <\/em><\/a>translations from Spanish poets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=673209856\">Guadalupe Grande <\/a>and Carmen Crespo  visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquillrelle.com\/authorrobin.htm\">Aquillrelle.com\/Author Robin Ouzman Hislop <\/a>about author.  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