ARE YOU LISTENING?
Insects thrum to a wild African beat
Shimmering mirage and suffocating heat
Billowing clouds tumble across an angry sky
Forked lightening cleaves the heavy air….as thunder rolls on by
A moon full of beauty….spilling beams of aureate light
A gateway for destruction….adding to the rhino’s plight
Are you listening? Do you hear the Rhino’s cry
Or are you a silent witness? I hold my breath….I sigh
A menacing heat swirling…..an evil shadowy haze
Whirlwinds of destruction….a testament to man’s evil ways
A myriad of rhino footprints left over 40 000 000 years
My heart beats wildly….pumping with fear
The cry of the rhino…..who out there cares?
Callously mutilated and left for dead
These magnificent animals with their horn cursed heads
Not on our watch…….I beg…I plead and I pray
DON”T BE A SILENT WITNESS
Stand tall for rhinos today
Chengeta Wildlife is spearheaded by Rory Young who dedicates his
life to saving the wildlife by providing essential training and support
to the heroes on the front lines in the fight against poaching.
I would like to help.
🙁 … beautiful sad poem!
Hi Jenny
Love your poems
I am selling Chrome Vynile Car Stickers of the Rhino, and give a percentage of sales to the Honarary Rangers who do a lot
in helping with the funds to save our Rhino.
They are beautiful stickers and match the Chrome on a vehicle.
If you are interested in selling some in Zim (I assume that you are still there) let me know. My email address above.
Regards
Jacqueline Bekker
Stunning poem. Hope the world could open their eyes and ears!
Another beautifully written poem Jen. Our hearts bleed for all the endangered animals that man is destroying.
Brilliant Poem Jen!
Very sad tho X
Fantastic poem Jen. Your writing never loses it’s way of making me picture everything as I read.