Lions at Surf-Side. Namib.
Much like other holidays
Sun and surf and sand
This one awesomely features
Strange exotic land.
Lions come here often
Chores domestic spared
Male and female, little ones
Languish open-aired.
Left the jungle’s darkness
All that tooth-and-claw.
Sharing with me presently
What the sailors saw.
How they fared at landfall?
What the food and rest?
Soon their sea legs strengthened.
Interlude the best.
Lions, whodathunkit?
Breezes beat the veldt
Playing like the neighbour’s cat
Majesty beheld.
Powers, roars like thunder
Left back in the dark.
Gently post-noon frolics
Reach rich, restful mark.
(Strangest juxtaposition in the Namib…desert and ocean and contented lions)
Font size:
Written on July 27, 2020
Submitted by dougb.21370 on July 27, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on July 29, 2023
- 36 sec read
- 10 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXBXCDC XEXEXFXF BBXBXGAG D |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 679 |
Words | 121 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 1 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Lions at Surf-Side. Namib." Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/165253/lions-at-surf-side.-namib.>.
Discuss the poem Lions at Surf-Side. Namib. with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In