【Africa Sunrise】 

           By Tian Yu Zhi

It arrives softly, in shades of

Lemon, yellow, orange, red, as if 

Bold mono colors would have startled 

The quiet morning hunts of Cape starlings,

Impalas, zebras, wildebeests, guineafowls 

The sun puts red caps on top of 

The mountain range, morning breeze sends

White fog flowing in fairy skirts,

Dancing above reed filled ponds, where 

Hippos poke out their heads from lily pads 

Jeeps for morning safari game drives,

Dot the vast landscape like toy cars,

The only loud sound, echos

In this part of the world, 

As the Africa sun rises