Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Lomelok

Lomelok, since your first birthday

You went through months of having to

Face your future in a hard way

Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo.

You needed spinal surgery

To give you a more normal life.

Support from your Zoo family

Helped you during the stress and strife.

You had your times both good and bad.

But through it all you'd always try

To share cub life with brotherhood.

But sadly time came for goodbye.

Death came too soon a consequence.

You will be much missed, lion prince.