Beasts of the Safari

Different poems dipicting various creatures of the African bush.

 

Beasts of the Safari

 

 

Who’s that crouching in the grass?

Two yellow eyes will be the thing you see last.

Pouncing and prowling all over the scene

Creeping and crawling with a roar that is mean.

In the grass you’re lost, but she is the Shepard

Don’t make a sound, or you’ll wake the leopard

 

With hooves made to jump and run

Stepping lightly in the shade from the sun

To the water with deliberation

Drinking long, but with hesitation

Don’t move too quickly or she’s sure to bolt

Run right past you like a charging cult.

 

Who is that I see off on a rant?

Why that’s our great friend the elephant.

Strong and majestic yet gentle and bright

But don’t get too close or he’s bound to fight.

Protection is a must in the kingdom of giants

The matriarch is the queen and there’s no room for tyrants.

 

Proud and strong walks the leader of them all

Making even the great hippo and panther feel small

Never afraid, be it night or day

He’s my favorite of all, what can I say?

Who knows what the seasons will bring

One thing certain, the lion is King.

 

The tallest of all the safari creatures

A long skinny neck is one of its best features

Getting the leaves way up high

Reaching so far, almost touching the sky

The long necked giraffe is of whom I speak

To get a picture of him, one must sneak.

 

What was that? So fast I couldn’t see

Not a gazelle, so what could it be?

The sprinter of the plains

Keeping on as long as energy remains

Out of all he is the fastest

The cheetah of course, he just ran right past us.