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To the squeaks, tweets, squawks, twits, whoops, toots, quacks, song,
To the talons & claws, to legs, delicate & fine, thick & strong,
To bill & beak, whatever size or shape, no matter where,
To eye of hawk, of bead, of every stare, peep & glare,
To eyrie, cave, tree, grass, bush, branch & nest,
To feathers, dun, rainbow, coarse & soft, of wing & breast,
To strutting, swaggering, hopping, swaying & elegant stride,
To diving, swimming, flying, & the magnificent glide,
To eggs, gigantic, tiny & minute, of every colour & hue,
To all my feathered friends & guides, I bow down to you,
I pay you homage & pray you will always be around,
In sky, on water, & on our sacred ground.

About the Author

Sue Lobo is the author of three books of her experiences in Africa, a poetry book “Africa My Africa” which is poetry reflecting African life in the terrible apartheid era in South Africa & “Lollipops of Dust”, her autobiography, of a child´s view of living in colonial Africa, in the Kalahari desert, with all the magic of what the old Africa had to offer. Her last book “The Last Dance” was published by Creative Talents Unleashed. She has also participated in eleven poetry anthologies with other very talented poets & has won a couple poetry competitions in Gibraltar & Spain. On occasions she has written requested epitaphs and elegies for families of departed souls. She is married to a Spaniard, with two grown up sons & presently lives in Spain. The sale of this latest collection of animal themed poetry called “Wild Whisperings” published by Creative Talents Unleashed will go entirely to Save The Rhino Fund.