The missionary had strayed <br />from his God-given path, <br />the straight and narrow <br />into the wilderness of Kruger Park. <br /> <br />It was his God he feared. <br />No man or beast would ever <br />frighten this simple servant of the Lord. <br />Thus he admired the agility <br /> <br />of the gazelle, and even wildebeests, <br />was very fond of leopards and hyenas, <br />they were God's creatures, after all <br />and lived in harmony. <br /> <br />Killing of prey was done after a plan <br />that made no mention of a pious man. <br />Now Nature called him to obtain a sample <br />of solid fertiliser for the barren ground. <br /> <br />And so, he squatted in the swaying grass. <br />The king did grant him one last wish, <br />due to respect for fearlessness itself. <br />In answer to his question he remarked <br /> <br />'It is a matter of just balance, you and me, <br />your needs can wait, but not <br />the needs of any jungle.'<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/needs-of-the-jungle/
