​Africa revisited​ - Ann Krinard

[Larry Robinson]

​Africa revisited​


Tell me about your trip to Africa, the liv​ely wild creatures inhabiting that continent. 
Remind me again ​of ​how they appeared to you.
Just another day in the life for them, A small miracle for you.

You hike dusty African hills with no guarantee that you will be invited​ in, to observe their world.
Will you be welcomed to a dappled glimpse of fur and ​chiseled ​teeth?
Alone at night, will you be somewhat disturbed by distant roaring base sounds heard instead of words?

A profound gift of savannah life is handed to you, on an earth​l​y platter.
Your easy presence is considered in a flash then filed away, as
neither predator nor prey, just a heart beat in the distance.

Tell me again about your trip to Africa, deep jungle's roar at night, hyena's ​fulsome ​laughter carried on ​slight wind.
Remind me ​once again ​of how the unbidden occurs whether we allow it or not,
​R​emind me ​too ​of the ways grace rains down ​on each of us lively wild creatures, uninvited and ever-present.

	- Ann Krinard