Best Lion Poems

This world of trouble soon will pass
For there beyond the crystal glass
A lamb and lion tread the grass
Beside a lass, beside a lass

This cord of present time shall break
And hate and fear shall flee and quake
Oh, may all vice this earth forsake!
And love awake! And...

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You Are The One I think of the most.You know and carry unconditional love.You have experienced the pains of pains.When You're not in My presence to walk with Me;My mind carries You and holds You deep in thought.The pureness that grows from Good devours The...

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In the valley of tall golden fire, I rest 

listening to the sound of the earth heartbeat. 

Africa's eastern breath presses its cheek against mine 

as I bask and savor the exotic serene moment. 



I listen and watch at the tapestry of wildlife gather, 

a...

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I am dandelion
in a world of weed killers
colour of sunshine
yet despised for being me
with one's seed so prolific

 © Harry J Horsman 2020...

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My feline bittersweet awakening
came decked with golden trim of flawless days.
A time it was to frolic and to fling
ourselves in grass, all afternoon to laze.

Together we were fearless, wild and free,
a noble lion and his lioness.
And sadly, neither one of us could see
that passion such...

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King of the jungle
Ruling behind zoo bars 
Locked up royalty...

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Cecil the lion of Zimbabwe, famous and beloved,
Shot by a bow hunter after being lured from his home;
It took Cecil forty hours to die, how he must have suffered,
They tracked him down and shot, skinned and beheaded him.

It was senseless, cowardly, cruel and barbaric, 
Oh...

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A cold lion roams, doctrinaire and sterile,
The expanse of Africa offers him no sanctuary, the Saringehti no salvation,
He can only smell the scent of his pride now, his cubs shun him,
Repelled by needless roars, the revolting rants,
Tail tattered, biten by jackels at will,
His nose bit...

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Grim is the threat of extinction... 
Now unveiled in Trafalgar Square
a sculpture to draw attention;
it contains a message to share.

There’s on show a clockwork statue.
Grim is the threat of extinction  
prompting another hot issue
making pleas for a solution.

There’s the need of urgent action
to save...

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Moist drops evaporate
                                  The predator's focused gaze
     ...

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I have claws, long and sharp.
They grow, I growl, stay away!
A caged animal, walking up
and down and up and down.
Don't come near, I'll tear you open.

Oh, isn't that a brave dream?
Isn't that a dream of fierce independence?
Isn't that a dream of surviving?
A dream of conquering?
Of...

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"The Tudor Rose, The Lion and The Sceptre of Light" 

God bless 
The Queen 

Shield of Tudor Rose

and Lion rampant
the 3 of Lionheart, 
guardant passant

Unicorn and azure harp
rose and thistle stand 
with shamrock, connected

wars and battles 
conflicted, a home 
not seamless, 

stands firm, apart

sanctuary is...

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I have fought you in tears for years,
useless in our abuse, an excuse for entertainment
at the merriment of no one save we two
and we knew the outcome, always the same
the shame in the unfought defeat, fresh meat
for the masses to feed on and laugh at...

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Paper Lion

He was a paper lion
With a crayola coloured mane
When he sprung from the page
She thought she was insane

He rose there from the floor
Transformed into a man
Destined to become her lover
Sculpted body bronzy tan

He lacked no ounce of courage 
As he reached out for her...

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"The Emasculation of Man"
 


The world goes by loudly
emasculated man 
sees nothing 
for what it’s worth
ignorant and 
pumelling chests
gorilla armies 
neanderthals
small brained 
with closed fists 
power hungry 
greed-fuelled 
knowing all 
blind to the 
supernatural
natural course 
of an ending
beginning 
all around man 
something unseen
is being birthed...

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