Dedicated to the sun burnt bush of Africa…and the rich wildlife that leave their prints on the sand.
Empty of all things human…balanced and raw
Africa’s Sun burnt land….
Trees swaying to timeless rhythms….
Robed in rich russet colours…and ever so grand
Woodlands, the lungs of the planet…reaching way up high
Caressed by the warmth and seduced by the cerulean sky
Africa’s bush…embraced with sun kissed dreams
Raging rivers and warm bubbling streams
Vibrant rich scents….evenings drenched in aureate light
Daylight fading…..silhouetted delights
A hum of mosquitoes……midges take flight
Radiant stars twinkle…bright promises of the night
No Poachers moon to bleed on well trodden trails
Survival of the fittest….natures ‘Universal Veil’
The hoarse cough of a leopard…eerie on the breeze
Baboons clamber higher…clinging to the trees
Slipping through midnight’s mantle…the hands of time continue to flow
Evolution’s rich dawn…soon on earth will bestow
A horizon stitched with golden braid
Daybreak’s songsters…a melodious parade
Dewy mist hangs like gossamer lace
Warmth spreading like sunshine in this magical place
Magnificent rhino…peaceful in their stance
The majestic elephant…with the power to enhance
The tawny pelt of Africa undulates in the breeze
Nature’s wind chimes whistle through the canopy of trees
Herds of buffaloes on the move…a formidable sight
Prison garbed zebra….poised for flight
Lolloping giraffes…stately and tall
Hard working dung beetle….rolling its dung ball
Africa’s undertakers circling the limitless sky
A fish eagle serenades with a mournful cry
Cackling hyenas… their menacing stare
Panic and heartbeats…golden dust swirls in the air
All nature’s miracles…their footprints marking the sand
Embrace this natural world….let us all take a stand
Peace spreading her tender wings…life giving rain
Cleansing Africa’s corruption…Easing Africa’s pain
Let us all ‘Chengeta Wildlife’…and make sure they do not disappear
Jen…This must be one of your best poems to date….brilliant. What a pity the rain is not able to cleanse Africa’s corruption!!!!
THIS IS SOO BEAUTIFUL POEM,AFRICA APRECIATES YOU.
Brilliant poem Jen. Gives me such clear images as I read.
Excellent Jen!! once again I was transported back in time……
Another wonderful poem of our beautiful Africa. Thanks Jen xx
The most moving beautiful poem….I loved it!!!! And I love u and am proud of you every day!!!!!
Jen , so moving and felt I was sitting right in the middle of the African Bush.