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You

You, who think you are king
You, who think you are better than the rest
You, who think it's okay to step on those under you
You, who use and miss use people and think it's right and your right
You, who only think of yourself
You, who doesn't do unto others like you want to be done to you
You, who sleep without worries of what has been done today
You, who say without thinking
You have broken a soul today...............

italj 13/8/2012

I have a pair of Cape Robin-chats nesting in a flower-pot on my verandah. They are raising two babies;

Mr and Mrs C Working for Life

Sharp:
of eye; of beak; of stiff, pointy feathers which are
Bright:
Of tail; of eye; of tiny active brain working
Fast:
A hop; a stab; a worm-wriggling flight to start the
Nurturing
Of huge gapes begging for more; more; more; more.

The C family

Adult on nest

Nestlings

Mealworm treat

Hi everybody.

This is my first time on the forum.

This cominig Saturday will be the annual World Rhino day.

Me and my sister wrote this poem about Rhino poaching because it lies very close to our hearts. Unfortunately it is only available in Afrikaans. If there is somebody that would like to translate it for us we will be thankful

Kind regards
Jeannette

Bloedmaan

Onder skemering van volle maan
word in grasveld ‘n weg van bloed gebaan.
Nog ‘n aanslag op Afrika erfenis
verdwyn met statistieke in duisternis.

Nog ‘n geweerskoot wat in verte weerklink,
nog ’n reus op eie bodem bloedig vermink.
Byl, mes en assegaai
ingespan om af te maai.

Renosters in lang gras, wit en swart
salig onbewus van skuilende smart.
Stropers met gebare van oorlogsgeweld
verander rustig oase in bloedslagveld.

Hou rustig aan met jou sluimerslaap,
ignoreer die probleem jou onwetende swaap.
Hoeveel meer bloedoffers moet daar wees
vir horings wat sogenaamd siektes genees?

Gryp die dag aan na die bloedige maan.
Beklink ons renosters se voortbestaan.
Die kinders van ons kinders verdien ‘n erfenis
van sagmoedige reuse in ons wildernis.

Elsa wrote

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Not sure I would do it justice if I had to try and translate it.

I'm also trying to translate it, but as you said its just beautiful in Afrikaans and the English translation does not rime and do it justice. Some words is not so familiar in English, but for those folks who don't understand a word, here goes.....

jeannette havenga wrote

Bloedmaan

Onder skemering van volle maan
word in grasveld ‘n weg van bloed gebaan.
Nog ‘n aanslag op Afrika erfenis
verdwyn met statistieke in duisternis.

Nog ‘n geweerskoot wat in verte weerklink,
nog ’n reus op eie bodem bloedig vermink.
Byl, mes en assegaai
ingespan om af te maai.

Renosters in lang gras, wit en swart
salig onbewus van skuilende smart.
Stropers met gebare van oorlogsgeweld
verander rustig oase in bloedslagveld.

Hou rustig aan met jou sluimerslaap,
ignoreer die probleem jou onwetende swaap.
Hoeveel meer bloedoffers moet daar wees
vir horings wat sogenaamd siektes genees?

Gryp die dag aan na die bloedige maan.
Beklink ons renosters se voortbestaan.
Die kinders van ons kinders verdien ‘n erfenis
van sagmoedige reuse in ons wildernis.

Blood moon

Under the twilight of the full moon
Theres a pathway of blood through the grassland.
Another attack on our African heritage
disappears with statistic in the darkness

The sound of another gunshot in the distance
Another giant on home soil brutally mutilated.
Ax, knife and spear
Harnessed to reap off.

Rhinos in tall grass, white and black
Unaware of the sheltering sorrow.
Poachers with gestures of war violence
Change a quiet oasis in a blood battlefield.

Keep calm with your slumber sleep
Ignore the problem you ignorant fool.
How much more blood sacrifices must there be
For horns that supposedly cure diseases?

Seize the day after the bloody moon.
Clinched to our rhino's survival.
The children of our children deserves a legacy
From our gentle giants of the wilderness.

Dear all

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