Lemoga

Get bendy with lemurs,
warm your belly in the sun,
look up from your downward dog 
and see a lemur’s bum!

This is lemur yoga 
Lemoga is fun
Lay your wrists across your knees, 
meditate awhile,
ignore the piles of lemur poo, 
these primates have style

This is lemur yoga 
Lemoga makes you smile
Lemurs need publicity
to stop deforestation,
people hunting them for 
food threatens their population

This is lemur yoga 
Lemur education
Marvel at their stripy tails,
let them share your mat,
sit cross-legged and breathe with them, 
support them on your back

This is lemur yoga 
Protect their habitat

Heather Wastie is a poet and musician from the Black Country, living in Kidderminster, Worcestershire where she was Writer in Residence at the Museum of Carpet in 2013. She was Worcestershire Poet Laureate in 2015/16, and has published eight poetry collections. For more see wastiesspace.co.uk. On Twitter she is @heatherwastie