Elephantine Dusk

Elephantine Dusk A herd of elephants stroll step for endless pacing step Stamp mysterious majesty retreat from their waterhole Settle for the night marching tusks on silent dust in dusk Massive majesty blends into the looming dark’s descent As the moon howls wolf to hyenas’ leopards’ vultures’ call One massive saffron rise of lunar dawn prepares for slumber Trumpets announce the silent embrace of nature’s toil on soil Trodden cherished as snakes have slithered their serpentine charm A symphony of flutes and lutes on the distant horizontal plane Another day done a circle of life returned in infinite grace When a shining orange globe disappears for a few moments Alights the horizon of heartfelt messages under an African sky I am a visitor prey only with vanishing vision and humble belief Feel so small put in my place a keeper of lonely longing freedom Imprinted below rising stars of Southern wisdom on my soul Lie gratitude and the feeble knowledge that memories sparkle And fade unless I listen to the elephant’s call in quiet composure 18th July 2018