Polished and
elegant a mother,
Leopard and her cub look
around,
Rest comfortably on a tree
branch,
Foreseeing their hunt on
ground.
Thick woods and rocky
fields with water,
Are their favorite
places,
Yet they survive the daytime up
trees,
As rosy rings mold faces.
Cubs live with mothers
about two years,
Then they're alone on their
own,
To go about trying out new
grounds,
Surviving that great
unknown.
A twitch of tails may be
the only,
Give away for these
silent,
Solitary big cats that can
hunt,
From trees with force violent.
The Stunning Leopards
preyed on by man,
For their wisdom and soft
fur,
Will move every two or three days
and,
Warn with a raspy cough purr.
Whether in dense bush,
misty forests,
Rocky places warm or
cold,
Their spotted coats of many
rosettes,
Are prized sightings to
behold.
Such beautiful creatures
tend to glide,
Away in the brush wary,
If
disturbed by animals or man,
With a spring
that won't tarry.
The most secretive and
elusive,
The Leopard is a
cunning,
Stealthy hunter of prey and is
one,
Accomplished climber running.
And it has been known that
most lions,
Will try to sneak up on
food,
Wanting to steal a Leopard's own
kill,
Finding out again how shrewd.
You see the Leopard is the
shrewdest,
Outsmarting once more
again,
Being the climber pound per pound
it,
Halls food to its tree domain.
Yes they're rare beauties
in their bright coats,
Ranging in orange and
fawn shades,
Often called coats of many
colors,
That disappear in bush
glades.
Graceful and powerful the
Stunning,
Leopards rest high in the
trees,
Surprisingly well camouflaged on,
A
perch to blend in with leaves.
©Sondra
McPherson
19 August 2007
