Short Savanna Poems

Oak Savanna steps
Ages will never sallow
Your glorious path...

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weary lioness rests
under hot Savanna sun~
no water in sight...

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A lone giant tree,
dry savanna far reaching...
survival training....

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The air quivers
Scorching Savanna sunset
Lions seek their prey...

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Narob had not seen his brother in years
found him on the savanna
immediately fell into a brotherly hug
glad beyond belief
his search finally over
they both sighed deeply
two happy lion cubs...

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I once met a man who said he was Santa
He was drinking a large strawberry Fanta,
He loved making a splash
In and out in a flash,
Last I heard he was moving to Savanna.

written December 20, 2021...

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Power of the Tongue

The tongue we know not
Is a good receptionist
But a poor postmaster
Though cold and wet
Full of fire and smoke it is
It sets ablaze the Savanna,
Forests and the Sahara
It destroys love-birds’ nests
And all is ashes...

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Zebra
By Michelle Morris
17/07/2020

Ebony and ivory stripes
Grace its form;
Roaming the savanna from
The day it's born...

As one of Africa's 
Majestic creatures, 
The zebra is one of earth's 
Beautiful features.

© Michelle Morris, 2020...

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It’s silent on the savanna tonight
We creep toward the acacia trees
hoping to not see a lion or leopard
we have already been chased by wild dogs
the entire family is here, alert and aware
luckily we only need twenty minutes of sleep a day
this helps us survive...

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There was a lady from Montana
Who fell in love with a banana,                
Which had such an appeal 
She felt urged to reveal
They planned to elope to Havana.

She rented a seaside cabana
Nested between beach and savanna.
At a party she threw
Came a Chiquita new
And the new two flew to Montana....

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Predatory lions,
    Prowl through the savanna,
    Patiently hunting prey.
    Powerful carnivores,
    Pursuing their quarry.
    Pandemoniums cull
    Plays out, until they kill.



    

    3 / 18 / 2022.
    Poetry contest. In search of prey.
    Sponsor. Joseph May.
    Animal chosen.  Lion....

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A contrapuntal harmony made from pure
singing mathematical light.
The music cannot be denied,
it flows on like a silk dragon
over rolling savanna.
The hairs in my ears begin to dance,
the notes are calling out prismatic stars,
not the ones we see
but suns born in the shadowy cells 
of our own fallen angels....

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Death comes,
like a starved wolf in the savanna,
knock at thy door like a thief
and takes your breath away.

Death comes,
it comes like the Alzheimer's disease
Whispering through days and nights 
walking beside us on our life’s road.

I am not afraid of death,
I just don't want to be available when it comes....

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DREAMING HOME…

In cosmic dreams,
I’ve waded the Nile
In golden Nubian sunsets;

Felt the warm breath
Of Sahara breeze
Kiss my cheeks;

Made my bed in tall savanna grass
And cooled my soul
In rain forest dew;

I’ve crouched beneath Gold Coast palms:
A palm wine drunkard…
Arms flung wide;

My soul
Has soared 
Atop Uhuru Peak:

Yes, 
I too,
Dream of Africa....

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At the silted banks of river Nile,
I'd sung to the glory of Lucy;
I'd soared high over the echoing Savanna
and fought and bled for Shaka Zulu.
I was first to push back abyss,
the last to be ripped away. I'll
return one day, I'll bring the rest.






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Date: 12 / 01 / 2016...

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Olusola!!!

A shoulder for the beholder,

A rose amidst forgetful thorns,

A green leaf in a golden savanna meadow

And a light for a lonely shadow.

Rest baba;

Rest on our rocky pillow,

Rest baba;

Rest on our belly with earthly blanket,

We have come again with love,

Here without bother,

We are here again in mournful memories,Olusola

That you keep resting,

Till we meet again....

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Dark clouds hovered around
And no one was assured 
Of the next events

The striking lighting ensued
And thunder
Slapped two birds against each other
With frightening clatters
The stage was set

And the elements waited 
Like soldiers on guard
Then the silvery ropes cascaded down
With heavy patters
That turned the deserts
Into smiling savanna. 



Alayande Stephen T.
September 12th 2005
1.05pm...

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You are a safari, 
but I wonder can you see
the vision, what I think of 
when you look at me;

Your eyes are like cliff diving; 
You push me to an edge, 
Ask me to look so hard 
before jumping again and again;

You’re a bit like the Nile,
Ferocious and nourishing; 
An open book 
yet shrouded in mystery; 

Perfect rain, perfect sun
you’re a piece of the Savanna
dangerously inviting,
Wild, and completely in balance....

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With the smell of Sage,
I write this page,
Like grass in the Savanna,
Our seeds fell from the sky,
We pure light, blue black in the night,
And now for our soul we fight,
We are the water of life,
And like the grass in green might,
We stand with our hands to the sky, we worship the son,
And the wind of rhythm sending us into the sacred dance,
Giving this world a second chance,
We the travelers of old,
Dancing to save the world, with Rhythm....

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You're a horse with an idiot paint job,
all zig-zaggy blacketty-white
you stand out when you're in a snowdrift
and can't even hide in the night.
Outrunning a Cheetah you canna
not graceful like any Gazelle
for living out on the Savanna
your life must be probably hell.
I once tried your flesh on Safari
at a camp where we had barbecue
so to add insult to injury
ugly Warthog tastes better than you.

For contest 'To a …... ' sponsored by David Lindsay...

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Savanna had the prettiest blue-black hair
Azure ebony, some call these fat ringlets
I watch her mesmerize the crowd
She is the quintessential fortune teller

Most want her attention – men and women
She has the best predictions,
Nothing gloomy or dire
No terrifying warnings

Her fortunes are given to the fairgoers lovingly
Her kindness is as prominent as her beauty
People feel her star power, wanting more
She gives all, and there is nothing better than that...

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