A spell is cast, a drama unveiled,

enter their arena and you feel the mystic,

a lot to offer, both majestic and mild,

they will enchant you with their style!

 

Competing around, feathery ones excitedly greet,

as you watch them hide and seek, they fondly tweet.

Ungulates express their surprise as you move by,

munching and munching and only munching in the areas nearby.

 

Langurs jump about and wish you joy,

scratching and playing they look down and enjoy.

Unseen eyes watch and keep guard,

shy and sly, the leopards avoid the main trail,

such that a sighting of theirs makes you applaud.

 

Bison and elephants and buffaloes you may meet,

ponds and lakes and streams with birds wetting their feet,

crocodiles may give you a glance oblique,

vultures and raptors and owls may intimidate!

 

Trees tall and short, stout and lean,

supporting winding creepers umpteen,

a breeze carries their whispers aloud,

as day rises, a keen sun peeks from the cloud.

 

A hale and healthy forest welcomes all as one,

they say nature differentiates between none.

 

Then a spectacle unfolds,

trees stand their ground in quiet,

all other inmates are rooted to their site,

and the path shudders with fright,

as the sun shines a glaring spot light,

his skin glistens, a golden bright,

he walks the road with majesty and might!

 

You stay fixed as if bound,

you dare not make a sound,

till the King judges and permits your pass,

for it is his to decide whether to let you last!

 

If accepted, you may travel forth,

rocky and winding; straight and steep;

such is the trail as you venture deep.

You will definitely relish the sojourn,

and take back wild memories as you move on!

 

As you trace the route back and bid a goodbye,

there is a request they want to make –

a promise is what they need,

an enduring support is what they plead,

hoping that someday, some of you will heed,

and their Call from the Wild will grow to

a Call for the Wild!

 

Journey through their beautiful world,

For you are sure to love this walk in the wild!