The law of nature
The wildebeest emerged that day
And wobbled on its feet
So young, so strong, so beautiful
It searched for mother’s teat
The camera witnessed everything
The birth without a fuss
The mother watching patiently
The filming was for us
The wildebeest was preyed on
By a hungry lioness
Too weak to capture larger beasts
The strength required was less
The camera witnessed everything
The stalking and the chase
The killing in broad daylight
In such a lovely place
The calf was born on Christmas Eve
The farmer helped the vet
To tend the new and precious life
Not on its feet quite yet
The camera witnessed everything
The grazing in the field
The steady growth, the tender care
Designed to boost the yield
The calf was taken off one day
The fear it felt was real
The truck turned at the abattoir
The calf would soon be veal
The camera witnessed none of it
No marvel here to show
The law of nature unenforced
The cunning plan – the foe
by S Fielding
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