She's Gone At Last

Leapy Froggy heart Sleepy s l o p p y feet Quick witted Smooth-toothed Fast footed Irresistible Rose radiant under the midday sun Indomitable Lioness hungry in the wild Inconspicuous Chameleon patched on a plant She’s gone With her heart of gold Feet of clay and her darting eyes Gone like a chaff Before the gathering storm Like smoke merging within thin air My African diamond Beautiful than the black night Gone beyond reach, before my eyes