WILD
AFRICA
I.
Africa
wakes up, hungry
She
prowls in packs and preys
She
wakes up wild and wary
And
hides in herds to graze
Lurking
low, Africa waits
She
leaps out with surprise
She
sets her traps for bait
And
casts her dewy eyes
Africa
takes off, soaring
She
rides on wings and prayer
She
tweets and hoots, imploring
And
swoops down from the air
Lying
still, Africa blinks
She
twitches in her manger
She
shuts one eye and thinks
She
listens out for danger
II.
Baking
sun and bright blue skies
Tinder
sparks to flame
Blazing
grass and fearful eyes
Of
creatures wild and tame
Thunderbolts
and flashing cloud
Torrential
rain and flood
Quenching
pools and splashing shroud
Roll-playing
in the mud
Pitter-drops
and patter-sounds
Amidst
the mist and showers
Blossom-bursts
and splatter-grounds
All
painted bright with flowers
Mating
calls in season’s heat
New
playgrounds for the young
Rhyming
with new reason’s beat
Fun
frolics in the sun
III.
Africa,
stretching far and wide
Herds
migrate with season’s tide
Hippos
snort, crocs lie in wait
Most
survive, some meet their fate
Africa,
living wild and free
Monkeys
swing from tree to tree
Warthogs
squeal and lions roar
Dolphins
leap and eagles soar
Africa,
teeming great and small
Lank
giraffes and bugs that crawl
Zebras
mix with wildebeest
Hyenas
laugh while vultures feast
Africa,
joining earth and sky
Gorillas
nest and springboks fly
Elephants
rumble, wise as sages
Life
joins life across the ages
IV.
Rising
from the dusty plain
With
hope in every burst of rain
This
land of everlasting strife
This
Africa, our source of life
Breaking
out of rusty chains
With
wildness flowing in her veins
This
land where all creation roam
This
Africa, our common home
Reaching
out across the years
With
echoed genes and veils of tears
This
land of skulls and mystery
This
Africa, our history
Forever
feral, never tamed
With
restless destiny unnamed
This
land of the eternal child
This
Africa, forever wild
Copyright 2012 Wayne Visser
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