Little Leo the Lion

Little Leo the lion cub

Loved to romp and play

All day long in the African sun

He'd while the time away.

He'd pounce on scurrying lizards

Sneak up on gazelles that were grazing

Race the tumbling dust balls

And study the hippos bathing.

One day Leo saw a butterfly

Its wings were brightly colored

It glittered orange in the sun

And in the wind, the wings fluttered.

From the tip of a tall blade of grass

To the crest of a gusty breeze

Leo was utterly hypnotized

By the butterfly's buoyant ease.

Through the flowers

Across the plains

And under the shade of a wattle tree

Leo followed the butterfly

Letting the iridescent insect lead.

Before he knew it, he was lost

Alone in an open field

He cried for his Mommy

And roared for his Daddy

But his roar was more like a squeal.

"Oh no!" he thought as he scanned the ground.

"This time I've come too far to be found."

So he lay in the grass

Placed his head on his paws...

Closed his eyes and waited

For the sun to withdraw.

And when the sun began to fade

He remembered the lesson his Daddy had gave.

Should you ever go astray

Believe in your heart

You'll find the way

Sniff the air

And prick your ears

Widen your eyes

And set forth here

Just come back the way you came

Through the flowers

And across the plains.

You are a lion

And lions are strong...

You are my son

And with us you belong.