Cheetahs Tired at Sunset
The heat lets go
And Sun apologizes just a bit.
Running, such running
Did not materialize a kill
In earlier hours.
Impala.
Too blasted quick
On those turns.
And warthogs had
Unprecedented pluck
And ugly tusks.
Nevertheless we are coasting
On wildebeest meat.
From two days back.
Lions walked away from
Most of their kill.
‘Magine that?
Piece of cake keeping
Away the wild dogs.
Vultures did not even try.
Sigh.
Sleep will be good.
Too tired even
To sample tonight’s stars.
About this poem
inspired by an image of cheetahs on the dusky veldt
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Written on December 01, 2022
Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 501 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 20 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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