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Come take a walk with me let us stroll the savannah I want to show you the beauty to introduce you to East Africa A land seeped in dark history and mysteries where once the Tembo roamed in their thousands mighty animals who feared no-one not even lions capable of uprooting a tree yet also tender to young Most Majestic king of beasts lays sunbathing his job is protection and to father strong cubs replete from a gnu feast he dally's the day away at dusk he will, with his brother do a patrol There are hidden water holes if one knows where here the birds swoop in, parrots and love birds weavers and horn bills, egrets and fishing eagles all flock to drink and then if safe a lovely bath Thorn acacias adorn this lush land their tops flat a treat for the long neck reticulated giraffe they nibble away and seem to avoid the thorns with a-plume then gracefully bending down to snack on buffalo grass Vast changes in landscape, deep rift valleys amidst the hills filled with peace and grace lakes that startle as so bright they sparkle once teeming with fish now sadly rather depleted Villages of mud and straw huts, naked children women with just a skirt, many men in throngs cauldron in the centre where all share the cooking a communal building where the young men sleep Scrub trees line the deep red soil with clumps of dry grass, little cover here for hunter the herds on high alert ready to take to heel and flee the slightest movement enough to spook them Wondrous baobab trees with root like branches a favourite place for natives to stash food the landscape is continuously changing, some things no more animals hunted to verge of extinction for what good? The herds of Tembo once numbering up to 300 per herd with ancient leaders who had the knowledge to survive the harshest of the droughts that can plague this land Africa the continent of fire, of spices, filled with flora This continent of dark mystery holds me spell bound it hosts a vast treasure of so many things all precious from the smallest to the largest, from stones come gems how can I convince you that here you must visit and soon For here in this land are so many stories to delight, to inspire and even to soothe, and some that will enrage the gentle poet heart. And inspired by the vast array here on display your poets soul will be totally inspired written 01/12/2014 by Shadow Hamilton motif:epic contest: Impress me 1V
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