In With The Crowd Poem by Denis Martindale

The zebra foal must stay alert
When danger comes to call
And to prevent it getting hurt,
Kept close to one and all...
So black and white moved like a blur,
With instincts at their height,
Safeguarding what might yet occur
When lions are in sight...

The weakest won't survive for long
And that each foal must learn,
The battle must go to the strong,
Each new day they must earn...
Though life's a gift, that changes fast
While predators exist,
It's Nature's rules from first to last,
That fact none can resist...

It's true, while zebras rally round
Protecting young and old,
Their strategy most times is sound
As centuries unfold...
In with the crowd, the foal remains,
Determined to survive
The lurking lions on the plains
That hunt to stay alive...


Denis Martindale, copyright, November 2014.


The poem is based on the magnificent wildlife
painting by Stephen Gayford nb Google search:

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