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Under the Acacia

Douglas Blair 1951 (London)

Rhymed
Roar like a train
Exerting last power
Sun going down
The King has this hour.
Day's chase behind
The women did well
Zebra and springbok
Some bellies to fill.
Cubs long supine
As birds sing to sleep.
Resting these lions
And no lesser, creeps.
Wild dogs know well.
The scraps wait til morn.
Hyenas now grunting
The kill slashed and torn.
Vultures in shadow
Their heads nestle low
Acacias near timeless
Day's memories grow.

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settling of night on African veldt

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Written on December 08, 2022

Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 08, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDEFGHIJKELFLMMNM
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 419
Words 81
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
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Douglas Blair

Blogging poems since 2008. Once a lawyer in general practice. Then 32 years as Shipper in a heavy metal fabricating plant. Retired 2022. Married and father of two. Poet. Hiker. Harmonica Busker. Gospel enthusiast. Photographer. http://shootdempix.blogspot.com/ more…

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