In With The Crowd

The zebra foal must stay alert When danger comes to call And to prevent it getting hurt, Kept close to one and all... So black and white moved like a blur, With instincts at their height, Safeguarding what might yet occur When lions are in sight... The weakest won't survive for long And that each foal must learn, The battle must go to the strong, Each new day they must earn... Though life's a gift, that changes fast While predators exist, It's Nature's rules from first to last, That fact none can resist... It's true, while zebras rally round Protecting young and old, Their strategy most times is sound As centuries unfold... In with the crowd, the foal remains, Determined to survive The lurking lions on the plains That hunt to stay alive... Denis Martindale, copyright, November 2014. The poem is based on the magnificent wildlife painting by Stephen Gayford nb Google search: gayfordgallery Find more wildlife poems using Google search for the search phrase Stephen Gayford poetry.