Monday 21 June 2010

Destiny

Wait and watch
unsuspecting prey
may arrive early
or late

The time to pounce
with every ounce
of energy
is left to fate

Monday 1 February 2010

Signals

Monkeys chatter
birds flutter
in their own language
they seem to say

Run gazelles
for your life
the queen of the jungle
is on her way

Thursday 28 January 2010

Span

The belief about
lifelines is
they start
when you’re born


They relief about
deadlines is
they end
when you’re gone

Friday 22 January 2010

Lineage

Being of
kingly descent
carries a
heavy fee

Crosshairs
and a price
upon your head
that’s called royalty

Friday 15 January 2010

Worth

It’s not how large
your tribe is
or with how many
you agree

But how few
there are
in this world
with your pedigree

Thursday 7 January 2010

Fairplay

In the jungle
there are some
unwritten rules
one must obey

Equally fair
for the predator
equally fair
for the prey

Wednesday 6 January 2010

Dichotomy

A motion blur
of fury and fur
the beauty of a beast
on a kill

A gentle purr
and not a stir
once she’s had
her feast and fill

Tuesday 5 January 2010

Camouflage

The forests
they have conspired
unhesitatingly
they have lied

By muffling
the regal footfall
and masking
the tawny hide

Monday 4 January 2010

Habitat

Not where they
spot your pugmarks
not the jungles
where you roam

But how you
mark your territory
so that you
can call it home

Sunday 3 January 2010

Mothers

Poached, hunted
trapped, marked
and still
not extinct

Because lesser species
underestimate
the power of
maternal instinct

Saturday 2 January 2010

Tigress

I'm sorry
if I don't fit
into your
tame stereotypes

But I'd rather
be the one
with the
black and golden stripes