Thursday, 14 July 2016

Poem :: Emus

Two yacca grass trees on four knobbly legs
The necks swivelled 'round like  periscope sticks 
Lazily stroll across the arid plains
Land of plentiful lays straight ahead

Watch out! Over the crest appeared our car
Blinding sunset over dashboard, we jolted our hearts
The grass trees carelessly loped
Legs criss-crossed on the red dusty slope

Bundled themselves out of harms way
Narrowly survived for another day 
The predators keep keen watch
Salivating for this meal to lay on their front porch

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