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 wildWayne Visser © 2012
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