the famous rewilder
the Gorilla man
is shipping 13 Elephants
to Kenya
And I am
purposefully happy
Howletts Zoo Kent
where they presently are
The money spent
on caging each animal
Of providing a vet
and flying them off
their future set
fine 4350 miles
to Africa land
where Wild animal smiles
surface and hopefully
though most were born
in Kent
one in Israel
they will be torn
amazingly pampered
their realization
a fabulous journey
back into creation
Aspinall’s ‘s soul is
as natural as hell
his heart is inclusuve
something done well
his closeness, his ardour
his love it is clear
his fraternal feelings
he really holds dear
soon they will fly
into Africa where
rewilding takes place
and the good will all share.
already two Cheetahs
were shipped back last year
back to wild kenya
it became clear
resplendent in Nature
life once again
a spectacular dream state
qqbeing part of a chain
of wildness and goodwill
fending alone
in the wildness that Africa
sees there full blown
artifucial habitats that is the Zoo’s
arrogant life styles is never good news
captive and sedentary gawped at all day
imprisoned for humans in a
squalid display
re wilding is special and it should lead
to leaving the animals where they succeed
in the raw
out where God put them
under the blue
skies of wild africa
Responsive and true
Aspinall he is a samaratin force
humanity loves what he does
he’s on course
to prove to those trappers and zoology
that freedom and respect
is where we should be
reverence and value and humility
is what animals feel about life actually
opportunism and improbity
covers so much up
our nobility
of thought and of caring
and unperjured thought
of honour and sharing
these miracles sought
our thanks to the Aspinall Family
who have made
the bravest of journeys
and by so doing will save
13 captive Elephants
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.