Roberta Writes – d’Verse: An Octameter for August #poetry #kudu #d’Verse

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Laura is the host of the Friday d’Verse prompt, Write an Actameter for August (no theme required) as follows:

“And for today’s MTB prompt we are going to write an Octameter – designed by Shelley A. Cephas in 2007

Poetry Style:

  • 16 lines
  • 2 stanzas of 8 lines each
  • 5 syllables per line
  • rhyme scheme a/b/c/d/e/d/f/d; g/h/c/g/i/g/d/d.
    (N.B. watch out for those repeat rhymes and where they fall; 2 in the first stanza and 3 in the second stanza)”

You can join in here: https://dversepoets.com/2024/08/08/mtb-an-octameter-for-august-and-sara-teasdale/

You can read Laura’s excellent poem here: https://poetrypix.com/2024/08/08/metaphor/

Kudu Calf

Picture caption: A greater kudu calf

Large, rounded ears twitch

Bright, glowing eyes stare

Creamy milk moustache

Lining upper lip

Bounding through bushes

With a hop and skip

Ready to vanish

And behind trees slip

***

It could be a male

With large, twisting horns

His life will be harsh

Strongest will prevail

Perhaps its a cow

With white stripes detail

Company preferred

She’ll live in a herd

Picture caption: Male greater kudu
Picture caption: Female greater kudu making an escape
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    1. HI Suzanne, I am delighted you like the kudu. TC (hubby dearest) and I often go on trips into the ‘bush’ (you call these trips safaris). We are animal lovers. The baby and the male were photographed at Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa but right up near the Botswana border. The female was photographed at iSimangaliso Wetland Park in St Lucia, South Africa. A very different environment as St Lucia is tropical and Madikwe is semi desert.

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    1. Hi Gwen, Kudu are gorgeous and majestic. I love them. They are quite common, not rare like a hartebeeste. I must write a poem about those antelope. I got some excellent shots of hartebeeste and posted them to my Unsplash free photograph downloads page. They have had nearly 200,000 views. Simply amazing!

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  23. This is the first time that I heard of Kudus, Robbie (I continue to learn). Thank you for the introduction, which prompted me to find out more: Kudus, also known as the greater kudu, is a species of antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. They are easily recognized by their striking appearance, with long spiral horns that can reach up to 72 inches in length. Kudus are primarily solitary or found in small groups, with females and their offspring forming small herds. Regrettable, In the wild, they face threats from habitat loss and hunting, but conservation efforts are in place to protect these beautiful creatures.l

    Many thanks, Robbie for your photo of the Kudu. You have captured the spirit of the Kudu in your poetry.

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