in the shadow of the hunter’s moon—and haunting glow from this midnight sun
in the shadow of this awful moon—the poacher aims his dreadful gun
in the shadow of the baobab tree—the threatened rhino starts to run
in the shadow of a stormy sky—birds of prey screech and glide
in the shadow of my wide-brimmed hat—I hide
in the shadow of a dismal dawn—I see the corpse—but not the horn
in the shadow of this woeful end—I weep farewell—sleep well, my friend
Lesley Scoble, January 2025
I wrote my poem to the W3 Prompt #144. To find out more, please visit David’s site. Link below.
CREDITS
My thanks as always, to David, The Skeptics Kaddish for hosting.
My thanks to Jaideep Khanduja for his inspiring prompt.
My thanks to you, dear reader, for reading!
The featured image of the rhino under the baobab tree is AI generated. I asked AI to create an image to my poem and within a blink of an eye there was this remarkable image of the rhino under the baobab tree! It makes me question why I bother to spend hours drawing. Well, I spent a little longer than a blink of an eye to paint ‘Under the shade of my wide-brimmed hat’. It’s the first time I’ve used the Procreate oil paint brush.
Rhino Conservation
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Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; mime artist; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
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