The Safari

The golden dust, the scent of coming rain, The rising sun on the vast and open plain. A canvas painted in ochre, green, and gold, A story ancient, and so bravely told. The engine hums, a low and patient sound, As the jeep goes searching for hallowed ground. A silhouette of giraffes, tall and serene, A living image on a wild and endless scene The mighty lions, a sun-soaked tawny pride, Hidden in the grasses where their instincts guide. A leopard's shadow, elusive and so rare, Sliding through the thicket with a quiet, watchful stare. The trumpeting echo of the elephant's call, As families wander, moving free and tall. A wildebeest stampede, a blur of motion swift, A thundering promise, a primal, moving gift. And when the twilight paints the sky anew, With fiery hues of crimson and deep blue, The campfire crackles, a low and steady glow, With jackals barking in the dark, and stars that grow. The stillness settles, vast, deep and wide, The wildness stirring, with nowhere left to hi...

Trees

   

Trees so tall

Colorful their leaves

Branches so crooked

Thorny some are 

Smooth is rare


Winds they break

Shade they offer

Their breeze we like

Some scents are great

Odors may reek


Tables they make

Chairs to sit

Boats to sail

Fires they light

Warmth they supply 

Numerous uses abound


Gaseous balance they keep

Oxygen we breathe

Carbon dioxide they extract 

As itself it feeds


What will it be 

A land without trees

Scarcity of food

Animals pass on

And man along


Seed more trees 

Implore thee now

One per house

Reasonable a start

A forest in making

Humanity liberate







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