Unbeknownst to four Koalas <br />who were snoozing by the pond <br />and the two spotted impalas <br />who had wandered just beyond <br />the confines of Neville's station <br />on a Sunday evening stroll. <br /> <br />But the outback's no vacation, <br />it can take a gruesome toll <br />on the innocent and curious, <br />who, when bored or slightly brave, <br />look at all the new and spurious <br />critters in and near the cave <br />of the Uluru environs. <br /> <br />Which can be of consequences <br />reminiscent of Greek sirens <br />once you venture past the fences. <br /> <br />And it happened as it must, <br />first a lion, then a leopard <br />came with the intent to bust <br />this ensemble without shepherd. <br />Said Impala to Koala <br />'you don't need to worry kids, <br />nor to pray to God or Allah, <br />what you see, it ain't no blitz <br />by a leopard or a lion, <br />we don't have those in Australia <br />what appears that they are eyeing <br />is illusion or a failure <br />of the system in the heat. <br />To adapt to these conditions. <br />Anyway, please do not bleat <br />or display those brown emissions, <br />like scared bananas growing straight. <br /> <br />The sun is down, it's getting late, <br />let us not run back to the farm <br />as if the predators existed, <br />again, no reason for alarm, <br />these critters are not even listed <br />on Canberra's last census roll. <br /> <br />That very moment saw a blur, <br />the lion coming, giving all <br />and as he ripped apart the fur <br />of four Koalas with his claws, <br />the leopard now secured his meat. <br />All animals could see the flaws <br />in theory no true defeat <br />could hit them under current rules. <br /> <br />So, all stood still when terror struck <br />and all were slaughtered like dumb fools. <br />It was a matter of bad luck.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/seeing-things-only/
