on the lip of the Great Rift Valley a hyena’s laugh
—BOB WHITMIRE
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Love how the rhythm of the line matches their laugh!
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Night crickets can be surprisingly louder than hyenas, as Karen realised, as she was a sound recordist etc… in the Serengeti for Hugo van Lawick! :-)
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Here's a late supper over her tent one night, although she did drop off, as long working days require a good night's sleep! :-)
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trying hard to sleep––
a single gazelle being eaten
on both sides of the tent
Karen Hoy
From: This Lion Country sequence (Serengeti) Presence issue 57 March 2017 ISSN 1366-5367
Thanks for the kind words. Love the Serengeti poem. Mine, too, was from direct experience. I spent two years on the lip of the Great Rift Valley in Eritrea and Ethiopia. A lot of material yet to mine; at the time I was there, I wouldn't have known a haiku if it bit my ankle.
November 14th, 2018 at 9:07 am
love it!
November 14th, 2018 at 9:11 am
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on the lip of the Great Rift Valley a hyena’s laugh
—BOB WHITMIRE
.
.
Love how the rhythm of the line matches their laugh!
.
Night crickets can be surprisingly louder than hyenas, as Karen realised, as she was a sound recordist etc… in the Serengeti for Hugo van Lawick! :-)
.
.
Here's a late supper over her tent one night, although she did drop off, as long working days require a good night's sleep! :-)
.
trying hard to sleep––
a single gazelle being eaten
on both sides of the tent
Karen Hoy
From: This Lion Country sequence (Serengeti) Presence issue 57 March 2017 ISSN 1366-5367
November 14th, 2018 at 7:32 pm
Made me laugh!
November 15th, 2018 at 3:16 am
A well-captured moment, Bob.
November 15th, 2018 at 1:09 pm
Thanks for the kind words. Love the Serengeti poem. Mine, too, was from direct experience. I spent two years on the lip of the Great Rift Valley in Eritrea and Ethiopia. A lot of material yet to mine; at the time I was there, I wouldn't have known a haiku if it bit my ankle.