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t. reflexion
t. reflexion
Jan 16, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

WE SAW SOME BIRDS...

WE SAW SOME BIRDS… Hard it is to forget the beautiful birds we sawOn a safari ride to West Kiang park, last DecemberAnd a boat ride through the creeks of north bank Birds like Bee-eaters in sporadic flightsAfrican Darters dived in to hide from viewMalachite Kingfishers waited for the tide Marabou storks watched the intruding partyGrey and Red Heron with warning whingesHinted some Horn Bills, trailed by Gonoleks Red Bishops Soared away from the engine noiseLaughing Doves mocked the others in the mudAs glossy Starlings and Pelicans flap their wings The birds sang their innocent songs of guiltTo the distorted history of our forgotten peopleAnd bore witnesses to the invading companies Eco-tourist nudged, natural habitat, not safeEscaped city dwellers bow at sacred grovesOf Tendaba camp on the bank of River Gambia



— t. reflexion, Jan 16, 2010

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Country/Region: NGA

Favorite Poets: Inspired by an article in an old manuscript , It reads:, AXIOMS OF PERFECTION, In the physical order – In the realization of the dream of beauty, In the moral order – In the realization of the dream of love, In the intellectual order – In the realization of dream of poetry, In the spiritual order – In the realization of the dream of the mystics

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weirdelf

weirdelf

16 years 4 months ago

An elegant homogeneity between

nature, ecological depredations and history. Beautifully written. Good to see you again, Cheers, Jess, reprehensibly irrepressible
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

16 years 4 months ago

For the stars...

thank you. When I reflect on the birds we saw, it seems they were singing to the forgotten history of our people. The other part that caught my interest is in the names given to this birds. The environment also suffered by the activities of the tourists. Good to hear from you, it has been some time now since I heard from you. Best wishes.
L

lyz

16 years 4 months ago

Bravo

Very well written and descriptive. And yes, the companies and their machinery, when is enough enough. Great write T. We Saw Some Birds. Love Lyz.
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

16 years 4 months ago

Again...

you are there for me, thank you. A professor gave a lecture on eco-tourism as a way of balancing what tourists take from the environment, but we haven't reached there yet. His was just a mere rhetorics. Best wishes T.