-SUNDAY AFTERNOON at KALAHARI
Gerry leading the weekly walk*
if only giraffe's could talk
' I could show you where to see me'
& 'in which hide to be'
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Categories:
kalahari, africa, animal, word play,
Form: Rhyme
Through the Kalahari
As I embarked on my winding way,
With gin by my side, come what may,
A cold companion, flavored with zest,
Juniper berries danced upon my quest.
At every sip, a tear did fall,
A sorrowful tale, of love's bitter call,
But I couldn't resist the drink's sweet sway,
For in its warmth, my loneliness would stray.
The road was long, the night
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Categories:
kalahari, history, humanity, identity, inspirational,
Form: I do not know?
A Stout Version of Dad
Uncle was a stout version of dad
Which I found quite interesting.
And a very different lifestyle he led.
Dad was a fastidious medical guy
But uncle just a farm worker
Content just to get by.
He lived on a white man's farm
Amidst the kalahari desert thickets
Where jackals often brought harm.
Their abode was a land of milk
Although the flies were everywhere.
But
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Categories:
kalahari, adventure, animal, boy, character,
Form: Rhyme
The Kalahari
The Kalahari
Kneaded clay
Form creases
The thirst of desert
blinding dust and wind
Collide of wave and tide
Females carry the tribe
Their large flappy ears
Fan them cool
Muddy pools
Their sunshade and lemonade
Their long trunk, their utensil and instrument
The herd graze on green bushes
Barge their way through thick trees
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Categories:
kalahari, africa, death, earth, environment,
Form: Free verse
It's the Kalahari
The sun rose that morning like a freshly baked pie
Warm and golden
Its purpose prepared for the day ahead
To torch the bald and hat less heads
Its was time to take its place in dust clogged sky
Its barely 6 am when the sounds
of the first cow bells ring
as the beasts of burden make their way
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Categories:
kalahari, africa, animal, earth, nature,
Form: Rhyme