The Call of Africa
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| Lion Cubs waiting for their mother to return from hunting. |
The scent of our first rain,
You're hooked for life on Africa
And you'll not be right again
Till you can watch the setting moon
And hear the jackals bark
And know that they're around you,
Waiting in the dark.
When you long to see the elephants.
Or hear the coucal's song,
When the moonrise sets your blood on fire,
You've been away too long
Its time to cut the traces loose
And let your heart go free
Beyond that far horizon,
Where your spirit yearns to be.
Africa is waiting - come!
Since you've touched the open sky
And learned to love the rustling grass,
The wild fish-eagles cry.
You'll always hunger for the bush,
For the lion's rasping roar,
To camp at last beneath the stars
And to be at peace once more.
C. Emily Dibb
Original art available.
Marsh Babies
Size 79cm x 156cm
Beautifully framed in a white wood frame
Can be shipped anywhere in the world.
Enquiries at christine@christinelamberth.co.za
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