(Power)

Habitual movements control her muscles as she crawls through the thicket.

Her body remembers every movement, made a thousand times before, shadowing her prey.

Powerful legs propel her forward as she pounces.

An anxious, startled congregation scatters reflexively.

Quiet returns as she rests near her prize.

(Parental)

Harsh sunlight filters through the brush.

Weary yellow eyes blink away the bleariness of the new day,

the soft sound of a purring cub shatters the glossy stillness of the morning.

She nudges the others sleeping softly beside her.

A warm, loving air brushes over the pride.

(Pride)

Heavy, padded paws pound through the dusty savannah.

Her heart beats in musical synchronization to her footsteps,

her mind unfazed by the intensity of the natural world.

A powerful being, standing strong among the wild wisps of yellow grass, dances in heavy air.

Meritorious, monotonous, and unmoving, she stares enchantingly.

(Peace)

Her lazy tail flicks away tiny, tiresome flies softly murmuring.

She basks in the beauty of the bronze horizon.

Warm wind tousles her golden fur as she relaxes in the embrace of the day.

She moves lethargically to her other side, stretching her limbs out into the air.

A soft moment of the quiet evening as the African sky grows darker.