“Here kitty kitty”
I whisper from my seat
looking very un-edible
I don’t rise to my feet
I can hear her breathe
she waits still for her prey
her whiskers flick
not staying to play
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Monkeys watch from the road
they will jump on your car
if you aren’t careful
they’ll be nearer than far
We enjoyed being a few feet away from the lioness. I was glad we were in a very large truck.
We were told not to provoke the monkeys (small and large). From our boat, we watched a group of tourists (where we had been earlier in the day) being circled by baboons.
I continue to enjoy the A to Z challenge tho I got behind because of travel.
Photo of the lioness taken by my friend and host John Pipes.
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Thank you for visiting Moondustwriter. One of the many exciting things I've had the honor of doing is writing with an E. African team that is developing elementary curriculum for African children. As a writer, it is a thrill to help children (on all continents) who want to learn.
I've been part of the blogging community for more than 10 years. Some old timers may remember the award winning (2011 Twitter Shorty ) blog community - One Stop Poetry. I was the co-producer of that fast growing blog community.
I am a published writer, poet, artist and photographer. I have written, as well as edited, for periodicals, radio, blogs and fellow writers.
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Hi Leslie – takes me back to my South African and southern African days … gorgeous wildlife … love the poems – particularly the lion one … cheers Hilary
http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/o-is-for-orkney-islands-adapted-breeds.html
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glad you were able to behold the beauty of nature and the people
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I can’t imagine what it must be like to see these animals in the wild. The closest I’ll ever come is at our city’s zoo but that’s good enough for me. 🙂
Thanks for visiting my “L” & “M” A2Z contributions, my friend!
Art Sketching Through the Alphabet with the letter “L” (lighthouse & laughing cat).
Art Sketching Through the Alphabet “M” (Mermaids)
Happy a2zing!
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