dry season comes suddenly
in the savannah
though the egrets would have known
and left the cows behind
the duikers would have known
and followed the smell of the river
the wolves would have known
and followed the jumps of the duikers
the cows will wait for the herdsmen
who does not know the seasons
have changed and the rains will be late
the rains are too late
for the grass that has flowered
to have new growth to cover
the withered stalks broken
by the weight of the grains overweight
from the previous season where the rains
too were overweight.
the old grass is dying
and the herdsmen do not realise it
they wait for the new grass
that should come in the season
even though the season
has followed the river
like the wolves have followed the duiker
and the duiker who followed the river
as it withdrew slowly back under the caked soil
dry season comes suddenly
to the savannah that cannot run
and the clouds that shade the sun
have left with the season
leaving the sun free to bake the soil
and kill the old grass
before the new is born.
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