Friday, September 14, 2018

risks of a safari situation

                                                                                                         Author:  fffriendly
Image: Out on a Safari (here)
(alphabet sestet is a poem of 6 lines with 
a 6 letter sequence in the alphabet, in this 
case J-K-L-M-N-O and A-B-C-D-E-F)

Jet-setting happily across the globe
Knocking off the travel bug senseless
Letting it be known with such hopes
Mindful of the joys but breathless
Not to limit in terms of time and space
Of the likely motivation in strict confines

At the outset decide that it is not a race
But to be carefree and easy not to bind

Catching the sun in an ideal location
Detrimental only to those sedentary by nature
Effectively riding risks of a safari situation
Forced to carry guns as an element of adventure

Lillian at d'Verse's MTB  -  alphabet sestet

9 comments:

  1. How exciting and what a powerful final line!

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  2. Ah -- fun one to read. My dream has always been to get to Africa and to go on a safari, with all the travel I've done (been on every continent) - I've not done that yet. We hope to in 2020 or 2021! You've whet my appetite even more - except for the guns.

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  3. Nice line: "At the outset decide that it is not a race"

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  4. One should carry a camera, not a gun. Big game hunting is so archaic.Trump's sons still kill for sport.

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  5. Sure could see much on safari and just enjoy the ride.

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  6. I love, "mindful of the joys, but breathless." Sounds like a true adventure.

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  7. I like being carefree but one has to be careful in those safari plans.

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  8. I would imagine there is a balance between relaxing into the experience and feeling safe. I really like the personification in this line..."Knocking off the travel bug senseless".

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  9. Safaris sound so adventurous. I had an uncle who used to lead them. Never got to meet him.

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