Down on All Fours

The Craft The craft is of the spirit, Carved in the bone, Fashioned in the magic Of a Botswana midnight dream, An overwhelming Delta morning sunrise, A seed planted Somewhere in your heart, Yet behind your eyes, It grows its long roots Deep down beyond the door- Where your soul hides, A bloom you know That comes alive, In each and every African Sunrise. Crawl into the hearts, minds and souls of characters of the wild. Climb down inside of Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Giraffes, Wolves, Bears and other characters of the wild. Find where your heart and soul connect to the spirits of the wild. Face to face with Tumbela, the Leopard and Prince of Darkness: " Then, There you are! Standing, Your haunches facing us, You're looking backwards, At us, Through the mist and rain, Your eyes gleaming, Your deep spotted coat shimmering...." Heart to heart with Rhino's in Lake Nakuru, in truly "A Moment with the Gods," "A Rhino in play, Purely without intent, Crashes into the front Of the Rover. I am knocked from My perch, Tumbling, Camera in hand, Back down inside the truck, The Rhino but pauses, Turns, And in quick glance Let's me know, I am a visitor In her world." Follow, along with the Ghostbear through his pictures and story poems, the jorney's into the wilds of the Serengeti, down into the Ngorongoro Crater, across the Masai Mara, into and through the wilds of the Oka Vango! Be with him, a madman in search of the spirits of the wild: "They say we are madmen, Chasing death inside the quest Of dreams, But, We're just adventurers Whose reality lies beyond What others feel or see!" Crawl, Down on All Fours, into the heart, mind and soul of Nature's wildest predators. Find where your soul and spirit becomes, like them, Down on All Fours. Greg L. Bass, poet and photographer presents and brings you into a world of the wild. See feel and experience close up adventures in the eyes of the leopard, the chase of lions on the kill, the swift speeed of the Cheetah and the majesty of the Elephant-Come along, take the Ghostbear's hand an through his stories and pictures experience the glory of the wild. Experience Lion lovers on the plains of the Masai Mara: " Across the western Masai Mara sky Sun pours its heart out, Deep red upon amdber an gold Plains, Distant storm warns It is the time of Africa Rains. A deep lusty roar Echoes across highlands As dusk drains The soul of the day Into the mystery of night. He reigns Lion King, From highland plains To where the river strains Agaisnt life itself. A hundred thousand Wildebeests and Zebras Leap and swim across The currents of the Mara Where death lurks Beneath swirling , Whirling swift waters Mixed with mud and blood." Befriend, with Greg, Michael the Samburu Warrior who is becoming an Elder: To be and Elder it is to know the Earth. To know the earth is: "To walk in the dark And the lions can't see you, To walk among the elephants And they trust you as their own. To walk with the Leopard And know his heart, Becasue you know he knows Your heart. To look the Lion eye to eye , And he knows you have courage Like his." Find in your self your own animal spirit, discover your "Fascination" Down On all fours, I follow distinct Instincts And trails Long forgotten, But imprinted, Upon the creature Who I am - A wolf waiting For the rise of The full moon." Crawl back agin into who you really are "Down on All Fours."