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THE ELEPHANT
How elegant the elephant,
How magnificent the
beast,
How powerful and commanding,
Yet only seeks to walk in
peace.
Swaying, lumbering giants,
Observant, intelligent,
wise
Whose creed is live and let live,
Great wisdom behind those eyes.
Protective, possessive, pachyderms,
That love their
families more than life,
How well they teach their offspring,
To tend each
other all their lives.
Weight lifters of the jungle,
Bulldozers of the
plains,
Powerful beasts of burden,
Carry loads like railroad
trains.
Their size alone intimidating,
Men harness them for heavy
tasks,
Then train them to cheer light-minded folk,
In
self-demeaning comic acts.
Sad victims of the greed of man,
Priceless ivory
bearers,
Fear no animal alive,
Just man - their greatest
terror.
For shame, man, you've done it again,
You've doomed a
creation of God's,
A heart lies inside that toughened
hide,
What are you thinking of!
Virginia (Ginny) Ellis
Copyright © 2000
Revised © 2002
 
 
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