History gifted the greatest
\nLand animal
\nLiving today the great gods
\nHad seen
\nTo distribute these herds
\nOn land thought to be
\nWhere they could live
\nOut their lives honourably<\/p>\n
A firmness of purpose
\nAn inclination to be
\nPredestined to look after
\nThe elephants, we
\nSalute all those countries
\nWith spirit and soul
\nShowing ungrudging compliance
\nAnd accepting their role<\/p>\n
Namibia one of those
\nAmenable places
\nBut now seem reluctant
\nWith adequate spaces
\nDissociation and lack of zeal
\nWanting to sell off
\nFamilies for real<\/p>\n
Unenthusiastic
\nApparently so
\nWanting to sell off a tranche
\nAs we know
\nAn irresoluteness
\nAnd uncertainty
\nWilling to break up the families
\nFor free<\/p>\n
Such sadness such familial chaos
\nWe must
\nWonder why they are perverse
\nSuch disgust
\nFrom watchers all over
\nWhy brazenly they
\nWant to sell hunting licences too
\nSo they say<\/p>\n
Its characterless its a whimsical way
\nOf solving a problem
\nThe state of play
\nIs wonderfully wasteful
\nAnd terribly cruel
\nIts certain back pedalling
\nThats going to fuel<\/p>\n
The speculation
\nOf hunting, of reserves
\nExcuses abuses
\nA loss of nerves
\nAnimals dying
\nAll over the place
\nAnd this new idea
\nIs a wicked disgrace<\/p>\n
To auction them off
\nWhat a futile idea
\nAdding some rules
\nBut its not very clear
\nThere is too much at stake
\nIts all badly thought out
\nIn your time honoured way
\nThere can be no doubt<\/p>\n
For me as I write
\nTheres iniquity here
\nIt pays a disservice
\nTo those souls its clear
\nTheres a deliberateness
\nAbout what you have done
\nAnd it doesn\u2019t feel right
\nOut under the sun<\/p>\n
Hunting is terrible
\nGame reserves too
\nEven the thought
\nOf some foreign zoo
\nConsigning these angels
\nInto concrete Hell
\nTo waste insignificantly
\nFor a long spell<\/p>\n
Of total abandonment
\nAnd abnegation
\nMany joining a solitary
\nStation
\nExcuses by people
\nWho want to breed
\nCattle and farming foods
\nSpreading their seed<\/p>\n
And in conflict with elephants
\nSo they would say
\nThe gifted the incredible
\nPachyderms they
\nHave to be protected
\nNot sold away
\nThey are priority
\nAnd must not pay<\/p>\n
Talk of conservation
\nIs wishful perhaps
\nBut won\u2019t lead to nothing
\nIts kept under wraps
\nFor The ideas are vulgar
\nExecrable and they
\nMust Namibia certainly
\nAll be cast away<\/p>\n
The cunning and the guile
\nAnd of course the subtlety
\nIt happens in a smoke filled room
\nAll this duplicity
\nSchemes are woven day and night
\nThe artlessness of now
\nThe hostility its coming
\nIts challenging and how<\/p>\n
Unprovoked aggression
\nViolence all the way
\nThey better be spoiling for a fight
\nAnd its coming any day
\nAnd, their is resistance
\nWe shall tussle all the way
\nNamibia\u2019s corruption
\nWins the order of the day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
History gifted the greatest Land animal Living today the great gods Had seen To distribute these herds On land thought to be Where they could live Out their lives honourably A firmness of purpose An inclination to be Predestined to … Continue reading