Curled, furled & budded spring tight,

Bursting damp & limp towards new light,

Springtime green, birthed from tender shoot,

Conceived from beneath God´s earth, from mother root.

Soft Summer´s wavings in exalting breeze,

Frocks of emerald & beryl in pretty dancing trees,

Cool breathy whisperings of summer´s darting shade,

There is no more intricate pattern, by God´s nature made.

Chattering & rustling as death´s end is nigh,

And in the shivering of cold morn, soft autumn´s sigh,

A gentle dying is heard, within the bronze voiced breath,

Shaken softly to earth, leaves tumble in a timely & tired death.

Leaf by leaf, born, danced & blown to waiting ground,

From vibrant, verdant greens, copper & on to crisp old brown,

Bare winter branches, sad in snow, ice & slow grey winter rain,

Until coming of next spring, when the buds of leaves are born again.

© Sue Lobo

Excerpt from the book “The Last Dance”

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.

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