Sample Poems

Who's to Say

For some it's the thrill
Of a heart-stopping kill
Like a lion dead at your feet
Or the crashing sound
Of a bull going down
When hunter and hunted meet

 Or a rifle crack
And the comforting whack
Of a solid driven through bone
And that charging buff
That was tougher than tough
Stopped cold…dead as a stone

 Or that jittery wait
Over a warthog bait
For the tom that ate it all
And the nights you tried
Sitting hours in a hide
Hoping for him to call

 Or maybe that day
You heard a tracker say
“Bwana maningi brave”
And you felt inside
A swelling of pride
For the compliment he gave

 For some it`s the things
That an adventure brings
Like fame and a trophy room
For others the sight
Of the heavens at night
Or a Flame Lily`s brilliant bloom

 So who`s to say
At the end of the day
Who received the better part

 Trophies won with an elephant gun
Or those hunted with the heart