Category Archives: Africa

Elephant day at the Zoo

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Zoo’s are not the answer They are prison for the crime Of wanting to have freedom And there really is no rhyme Or reason to imprison them To educate our young Trying to make a profit And remain unsung Wild … Continue reading →

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Irreverence

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Taking for granted The wonders of being The composure and calmness Each entity freeing Attested &physical Genuine &true Gifted of life An undying view PROSTALK a company Offering those Sickly and egoistically Coming to blows With animals anywhere Who have … Continue reading →

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Zimbabwe’s cruelty knows no bounds

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Contrary to any reason Gifted souls we see Are unlawfully captured To be exported tragically Little baby elephants Stolen from their mums Sold to the highest bidder Really just for crumbs No respect whatsoever Unreasoned all the way Unsound and … Continue reading →

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THe Hippotamus

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Rex Tyler

These are amazing creatures Water Giants they Live with many crocodiles Who it seems keep out of the way You see respect apparently Is the order of the day The Hippo cannot swim It floats it dives it walks Away … Continue reading →

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Symbiotic relationships

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Life in the highlands Feasting on grasses Gelada Baboons In their packs Are alive To the sounds of the hills To the music of many predatory conflicts Survive The rare Ethiopian Wolves For example Work with baboons to settle their … Continue reading →

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Giraffe kills

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The irreverence for wildness Is commonplace today The hunting poaching Trapping creed Many from far away The EU yes and Britain With money cobbled they Come to AFRICA buy a package And shoot wildlife all day The bold giraffe is … Continue reading →

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Serengeti

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Vast areas of Planet Earth The Serengeti draws it’s worth Serious Skyscape overhead An immensity so someone said Wide-ranging far flung Boundless blue Straddling heaven there’s a clue Existence resides just everywhere Ubiquitous and so aware Migrants and denizens rock … Continue reading →

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The kiss shared

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Dismissive and disrespectful Of an acknowledged king The mighty Lion the jungle lord Who to his world doth bring A most majestic influence Commanding great respect With true survivability That hunters now deflect A couple on a mission Lovers can … Continue reading →

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Criminality and the killings

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The use of words like conservation When killing is the sin Hunters out to murder To butcher and to skin To ship their trophies Home to where they put them on display Criminals that’s all they are In the bright … Continue reading →

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Loath to be sentient

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Rex Tyler

To be grudging and unwilling Are human traits and we Who serve the tourists in hot countries Really need to be Amenable to assist them And show kindness where we can Our refusal to look after Our animals a man … Continue reading →

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Animals share and care

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Animals share and care thats what they do They take over a lodge And they just work it through Their spirits they realise Somewhere that they Can be safer at night And during the day Before humans left the place … Continue reading →

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All around its tense which makes no sense

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Its meaningless its inanity Its nonsensical depravity We are baulked and thwarted At every turn Amazed and dumbfounded by what we learn A nebulous outcome Where vile intent Becomes unutterable Its was never meant But sadly its happened The KINGS … Continue reading →

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“Evil begins with the hooting of an OWL”

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Some 30,000 Aka people Live in the CONGO they Are purely forest dwellers In the warm light of each day Pygmies under five feet tall A faith and way of being Undeniably indigenous And genuinely all seeing The forest is … Continue reading →

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Vianet D’jenguet of “MY CONGO” fame

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Rex Tyler

A sensitive soul Who sees wildness like children do What is just realness Creation and more Touched by the sadness Moved by the gladness A tangible reason He says to adore The Congo “My Congo” across the great river Where … Continue reading →

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It’s over

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Without knowing the meaning Of joy we experience Life with our mothers Idyllic it was But So many changes And Humiliation Come to the family And it is because Humans continue To search in our homelands Our vulnerability Seemingly sets … Continue reading →

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“Bahati”

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Rex Tyler

I was so frightened And not very strong When I got lost It all just went wrong Trapped in the mud Didn’t know what to do I cried out But nobody heard me Then you Abraham Njenga With students came … Continue reading →

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“Big boy” and the birth of CLZ in his honour

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Rex Tyler

There was something about him Apart from his great stature He took it on himself to be the one The guru and the mentor For a number of the other males He possessed a status That was second to none … Continue reading →

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Lion bone trade

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The Kings of the jungle Apparently they Get so little respect anymore We can say The trade in their bones Is a vindictive game Of relentless spite How can we claim To be fair and humane In all that we … Continue reading →

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The local hero

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Six days it took him From 6 to six In a raging heat With spade and picks Nicholas Muchemi A labourer he Rebuilt a road Diligently It seems a landowner Decided that they The people were using his land And … Continue reading →

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Camel rides in Egypt

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Tourism seems to bring out The worst in many a soul In Egypt what the handlers do Prove they have lost control Their unruliness is awful Their savage brutal ways Extra heavy handed Imagining it pays Camels those great desert … Continue reading →

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Hollywood and safari’s

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Selling the concept Making it pay Irreverence fills up The hours in the day Selling the man thing The gristle the grunt The meanness the wanting To be in the hunt For a trophy to take home For the puff … Continue reading →

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Safari’s to Hell

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The set up is clear Encouraging those Resigned to the hunt And the kill For it grows In the hearts of the hunter The throwback to when Manhood it mattered Truly fighting men Saw there path forward As warriors who … Continue reading →

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Dodgy camps in South Africa

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Unpreparedness and unconcern A casualness and need to learn Neglectful mothballed overlooked When the books have all been cooked Camps now holding animals who Are treated slovenly and who do Suffer terribly obviously Poor nutrition and constancy Tortured really everyday … Continue reading →

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Who will be the survivors in the long run.?

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Rex Tyler

North of the Niger River An ancient city stands The capital of Mali Timbuktu whose lands Are on the Sahara fringes Where barren wilderness The land of the Tuoreg Where the heat can stress A land ofcourse where camels ply … Continue reading →

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Horus,Kumar,Dadou and girl

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The ungratefulness of a being Unbeholden in a way To the preciousness of wildness Where the guilty hold full sway The unfeeling the impassive Each rancorous display Of stealth infact the evil eye That forces some to say All the … Continue reading →

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East London ZOO

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Cape Town has to witness An illogical display Wild animals in cages Why is this today In AFRIca in their home A preposterous idea Totally inappropriate And very far from clear We feel the desperation And resignation there Hope extinguished … Continue reading →

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The tears of a rhino mother

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Rex Tyler

One child only A mother has to be Attentive of her surroundings And clearly courageously Ready in the wildness Of Africa where she Is up against the wildness And the abandonment A key Issue for her Humans Ugly in the … Continue reading →

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Whose entertaining who?

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Can you feel my agony Can you see my pain We are one big family The whole world is insane What is entertainment Irreversibility Mulishness and dourness Unrelenting obstinacy Look into my eyes tonight Do I have a choice Taken … Continue reading →

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The big flop

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Captivity sucks For all wild creatures who Are subjugated Their whole life times through Thrown into circus A torment refrain Dissatisfaction Despair and disdain Anguished and maltreated Harassed and made To do stupid tricks The whole circus parade An audience … Continue reading →

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“Freddie” and “Merlin”

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Rex Tyler

“Mares” A sanctuary in Bulawayo A place for sad donkeys Injured and sad In a country that’s poor and has thousands of animals Suffering terribly Clearly the bad Times bring out evil And hatred and sadness And the donkeys the … Continue reading →

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