Short Serengeti Poems

night casting 
her
moon-shaped eyes
beneath 
the 
halo of
the
Serengeti skies...

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Serengeti so green,
Animals in vast herds graze;
Feeds the many thousands....

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The misty morning ~.
awakens, lavender hues ~.~
thrive before dawn breaks ~....

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Tanka 
A lake within me 
Night-full looks for an outlet 
The mere is empty 
Back to sleep dream of horses
Surviving in Serengeti...

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the happiest moments in my life
occur when i drink
sit at one of the good bars
sip on that serengeti lager
the beer i love so much!!...

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let go
the reigns of love
for love is
a curious
enough to
follow you
through the heart of Serengeti
unto a path of clearing...

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PLAIN SERENGETI


Zebra herds nudge babes along
Low slung sun burns shaded eyes
Shallow pools hide fish from hawks
          Peace of Paradise

Victoria Anderson-Throop ©
12/1/2012...

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The flight two-o-seven is three hours late.
Drunk pilot exchanged all the maps for his bail.
The lions and tigers will be more than just happy.
The plane has successfully touched Serengeti ;-D...

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A crowd of 
White aspen
Performs the 
Sacred moon dance, but
They cling together
Like a herd of 
Wild zebras, on
The Serengeti Plain
Their leaves 
Resonate from 
The sweet scent of
The lion’s claws...

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Destiny star
Taking me
Underneath
Your white wings
Leading me
On through
This sparkling
Night
In The Serengeti
Your flight path
Leading me on
To a perfect
Place on
The other side of
The ancient sun...

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stealthily stalking
   grasses of gold disguise him....
      serengeti king

streaks of black and white
   pounding out panic's pursuit....
       dusty clouds of fear

weaklings fall away
   struggle vainly to survive....
      nature roars aloud...

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pen to my paper
A slave for a master
The brown in pigmentation
Beautiful dialects
of a Zulu nation
rediscovered
in a queen's eyes.
Her gaze speaks 
like a summer sunrise
befalling the Serengeti
pen to my paper.
Word to my flow
A mixture of color
only poets know...

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Think we are humans. 
You are wrong.

Look at your palms. 
Count errors recorded there.

Do you see the ones against humans? 
Are they few?

Take a new stand now.
Why not register as lion citizen?

Which Game Park is your nation?
Serengeti, Maasai Mara, Queen Elizabeth?...

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a stampede of memories flood the plain
fearful of the hidden assassin
that time itself reveals

their skins, thick with the dead
callous accusations and conversations
aired frequently in public

brambles envelop them, ripping flesh
but the stalker waits silently
until enough blood has been spilled...

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staring at a stereo
in the Serengeti
Sarah getting stir crazy
gotta get out of this ghetto
Sarah saw a
chance and took it
sailed on a sailboat
slowly to Nantucket
thanks wholly
to her Nan’s ticket
nice of her and now
Sarah seems brighter
somewhat better
as she wrote neatly
in her Nan’s letter




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Today I was a lion
I lay out on the lawn
With the cat by my side
And together 
We were a small pride
Beneath the searing heat
Of the Serengeti
Well South Herts
To be precise
But it was nice
In our jungle garden home
And we would like to reassure you
That no antelope were harmed
In the making of this poem...

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Driving through the Serengeti plains
twilight started to fall over the land
Then in the blink of an eye night falls
no slow fading of light just darkness

The full moon comes out and reveals
the sky awash with rainbows of colour
all left behind by the glowing setting sun
bathing all of the plains with technicolour

written 08/04/2013

contest  poem about sunset...

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PRIDE OF THE PRIDE
FIERY FIRE FROM THE HUNTER'S EYES
TELL THE LUCKY PREY TO HIDE
AND LET THE UNLUCKY ONES BE HIS PRIZE

LORD OF THE SERENGETI
TOUCH NOT HIS MARE
HE NEEDS NOT YOUR PENNY
FOR BLOOD AND MEAT IS ALL HE CARE

PRIDE OF THE PRIDE
HARBINGER OF THE JUNGLE ROAR
DEADLY BITES ON ITS OWN KIND
ENORMOUS JAW ,ENORMOUS POWER

DEAR LITTLE CUB
WHEN YOU ARE CROWNED ,DON'T KILL A CUB...

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Dec 1982 is when mama pushed me out of her womb
but now,
now i am banished from human society
with no means of fighting
human violence or beast
they stop,stare and then say i'm weak
i'm coming out from the wilderness
where it's too cold
screaming peace
rappin my favorite hip-hop song
exhaling weedsmoke
out of my nostrils
holdin a bottle of serengeti in my right hand....

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Listen to poem:

While on safari
(Kiswahili for 'trip')
in Tanzania
over the horizon in a downward slip
across the savannah
the sun had begun to set
thought I'd seen it all
and yet
out on the endless plains
known to the Maasai as 'Serengeti'
not laughing but
and don't think me petty
with leopard-like
rosettes dotted
some funny-looking hyenas
there were spotted
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Sound the alarm War Is Upon Us, war is upon us!!!!
Chaos, panic, and fear rushed in like a herd of gnu trampling the Serengeti
Blinded by the smoke screens intended to mask the enemies movements
Weapons drawn aimlessly pointing with no understanding
Destruction plagued the land spilling corpse, laid bare for show
Visuals for the fallen decorate the ruins
How short live is the plea for the martyred...

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NORTH SEA WINTER


teasing dawn weeps winter fog
day's light prances swiftly by
ice floes in the blood of men
     prism nights shatter 
  



Victoria Anderson-Throop
12/01/2012
Natural Dodoitsu Contest




          THE SERENGETI

Zebra herds nudge babes along
Low slung sun burns shaded eyes
Water pools hide fish from hawks
          Peace of paradise

Victoria Anderson-Throop ©
12/1/2012
Natural Dodoitsu Contest...

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That’s not my elephant, this here’s Ella my wife
She claims the extra pounds came with her change of life

She now takes ballet, but watching her dance in tights
Sends chills down my spine and gives second graders frights

Her plate’s piled high with lasagna and spaghetti
Chowing down on our drive to the Serengeti

I think every husband should have a bill of rights
“Euthanasia,” I’ll plead, when they read her last rites...

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in the middle of the Serengeti I fell asleep one day
hoping wildebeests and cheetahs were far away
eyes dared me to wake up, and I was scared for a minute
but then I saw the giraffes, and saw the fun in it.

They formed a rescue posse, and were curious about me.
Taller than I had imagined, even taller than the tree
I felt safe because it was not yet dusk, but I woke up fast.
When I heard a possible cheetah shaking up the grass....

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Wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle,
      Such a wonderful sight to see.
         Lions, hippos, and elephants;
            Like tiny toys appeared to me.

Above the desert, 'neath blue sky,
      My memory recalls the flights,
         Aloft in those hot air balloons,
             Thrilled by the Serengeti sights.


December 8, 2015

~4th Place~
Contest: Old or New, 8 line MAX
Sponsor: Rick Parise
Judged: 10/08/2016
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