.
Seen and Unseen
.
Shape shifting
Ever changing
Shadow blending
Never ending
Now you see it
Now you don’t
There one moment
Gone the next
Fluid flowing
Coming, going
Imagination
Inspiration
Conservation
Camouflage
Nature’s disguise
To thwart
Our eyes
.
Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Great_male_Leopard_in_South_Afrika-JD.JPG
©DGA 03 December 2011 13:42
Adeeyoyo's Blog 
04/12/2011 at 6:58 am
And always remember, “a leopard doesn’t change its spots” a lesson taught, a lesson learned.
A beautiful animal, and a beautiful poem Denise.
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04/12/2011 at 8:18 am
He is very beautiful and dangerous too! I adore the way he blends in with his surroundings… Thank you, Jack.
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04/12/2011 at 8:02 am
Lovely poem Denise, thank you.
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04/12/2011 at 8:44 am
Thanks, Barb, I’m so glad you liked it. 🙂
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04/12/2011 at 12:27 pm
That is indeed a very beautiful picture and a great poem to go with it.
Just a shame that someone comes along and shoots the poor creature!
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04/12/2011 at 12:53 pm
It is the rhino who are most threatened. Leopards are very shy and I don’t think are killed often. Thanks, Patrecia.
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04/12/2011 at 1:49 pm
Oh! what a beautiful pic, Denise, and a beautiful poem to match
Thank you
John
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04/12/2011 at 2:04 pm
I fell in love with the picture the minute I saw it, John. There is nothng nicer than to see a healthy animal in its prime! Re the poem, it is more about trying to capture the camouflage and how it blends, not the actual leopard itself which one day I would like to try. Thanks so much.
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04/12/2011 at 5:57 pm
Beautiful! Love the juxtaposition of pic and poem. 😀
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04/12/2011 at 6:07 pm
Thanks, Nancy. That is one beautiful beast! 😀
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04/12/2011 at 6:31 pm
what a beautiful cat….yes natures camoflague to hide in plain sight…lots of muscle under there….
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04/12/2011 at 9:16 pm
Ah yes, Brian, he looks mostly muscle and as fit as a fiddle (what an expression, lol)!
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04/12/2011 at 9:10 pm
Great poem Denise, and great picture too!
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04/12/2011 at 9:17 pm
Thank you, Tom. Wish I could say I took the picture! 😀
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04/12/2011 at 10:11 pm
I would love to be able to get that close to one of those animals…
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05/12/2011 at 5:44 am
I know! Me too!
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04/12/2011 at 11:54 pm
This is amazing!
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05/12/2011 at 5:46 am
They are so beautiful, Jeannie!
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05/12/2011 at 2:10 am
Oooh! i love it! And the photo, too!
Cheers!!
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05/12/2011 at 5:46 am
Thanks, Paula! 😀
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05/12/2011 at 3:07 am
Great poem about camouflage – pity it doesn’t stop too many humans from trying to destroy them all – when I reading about penguins recently I read that the black and white is great for tricking predators who find it very hard to see them under the water.
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05/12/2011 at 5:48 am
It makes one realise just how amazing nature is, Gabe. Thanks for enjoying it
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05/12/2011 at 8:28 am
You’ve captured the way they melt away just when you think you’ve spotted one 🙂
The one in the photo is a beauty, Adee. Leopards are my favourite cat (and one which I’ve come face-to-face with on foot in the Timbavati)
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05/12/2011 at 8:51 am
Thanks, Bb. They do just melt away soundlessly, don’t they… Is that what your one did? I don’t think many wild animals would deliberately confront one, unless they had no warning and were taken by surprise and who would be most surprised us or they, ha?
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05/12/2011 at 12:08 pm
Its my favourate animal. I love its beauty and grace.
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05/12/2011 at 12:32 pm
Sooooo beautiful, Inzwakazi…
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05/12/2011 at 12:45 pm
Poetic inspiration, Divine immanence, natural beauty and mystery, human arrogance and stupidity: it’s all here. Great piece of writing.
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05/12/2011 at 1:58 pm
Thank you, Ben.
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06/12/2011 at 8:29 am
You could almost miss that leopard in the right light. A shapeshifter, indeed. Love your use of imagery!
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06/12/2011 at 8:52 am
Thanks, Selma. I know, in the bush you can look right at one and not see it. Maybe one day they will have heat-seeking glasses for animal spotting, lol! Btw, pun not intended!
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06/12/2011 at 3:44 pm
‘Fluid flowing’ indeed. Lovely poem!
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06/12/2011 at 3:55 pm
Thank you so much, Edward! I appreciate your visit and comment. 🙂
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09/12/2011 at 8:33 pm
Very accurate! As a kid I once met one at close quarters in the bush, in a farm area where nobody knew of his existence. He twitched, and suddenly he came into my startled view. THen he turned and melted – flowed – into the greenery and was gone.
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10/12/2011 at 12:52 am
What a lovely experience, Col. One you’ll never forget… (love ‘He twitched…melted – flowed…) so accurate!
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