Paw Print

Cafted in purity through the veins of the Serengeti A writing based on a search for natural beauty An enriched relaxer for the lion's mane and golden coat Raindrops that burn black spots on an otherwise plain cat Smudges of puddled ink for the springbok's leap Drew a mustache over the baboon's pouting lips As he mockingly attempts to improve on my mistakes Across my face a reflection of satisfaction over the lake Briefly, a plane expression of a perfect horizon Momentarily, a paw print in wet ink through the killing zone The ripples felt like aftershocks in the now overrun grooves At the tip of the antelope's raised tail and twitch of hooves The signature is complete with elephant mud sprays And birdsong of fresh air's clear tunnel of new prays Flipping earlobes at the sound of a mosquito's buzz All is forgiven in this flowing balance of life's breeze