Serengeti Poem by Gerry Legister

Into the darker nights and humid days
Come changes from beyond the atmosphere.
Robust migration of animals in stealth arrays,
Kicking up the rear dust torpedo into the air.

The roar of noises thunderous and vast,
Stampede the ground with multiple sounds.
Climbing muddy banks to bridge the gap,
When Serengeti rains meet the parched grounds.

Certain seasons bring natures lived reason,
On the plains, danger rains into swampy drains,
The deluge of risk flows into an annual mission,
to find lush new growth with plenty of grains.

Fanfare is on the distant plain of the Serengeti
When the call to a tiring, timeless journey began,
Instinctive fight to find the mecca paradise safari.
Endless and vast, animals in migration caravan.

Serengeti evoke the sense of an African adventure
In search of pasture and water lay predators,
Dramatic acts of survival played out here,
With herds of wildebeest, gazelles, and zebras.

Within the range, diversity of endangered species
Lions, topis, buffalos, and miniatures not seen
In soil and drainage sustaining other herbivores,
A spectacular phenomenon of the science scene.

Suddenly, rainbow hues above the grueling treck
Ends another year trepid retribution of an ambush,
Make ecosystem change the horizon with new life,
But jeopardy comes where the tall grass is lush.