Young Lions
They were brothers
young
not quite in their prime
Well fed,
they lolled in the warm grass.
Stretching, yawning,
rising
they strolled off into the scrub
Their balls bumping gently, reassuringly
Against their thighs.
This was written while watching the two of them from our vehicle in Etosha National Park, Namibia in March 2010. As I posited in an earlier post, prose isn't always the best descriptive medium for wildlife and nature. On the other hand, I have made some stuff up; I really have no idea whether or not they were brothers or if they were well fed--but I hope so. Therein the license.
The images are by Kes and JP Donahue.
