The purpose of the tall Giraffe
Is to hold the sky up high,
While Elephants hold down the ground.
And the world is squeezed inside.

 

In between there's room enough
For all God's other creatures,
Those walking tall or crawling small,
Or having other features.

 

For instance, take the lowly snake,
That glides and slides its way,
Or look upon the wiggling fish,
That swims around all day.

 

Birds, of course, must have some sky,
And there must be room for trees,
So birds can rest and make their nests,
And monkeys, too, can swing from these.

 

Now stars must hang from up above
And rivers flow from down below, 
But mountains anchored to the ground
Still must rise up high, you know.

 

Man fits somewhere in between
The solid earth and clear, blue sky,
How kind of God to so design,
Such a place for you and I.

 

Thus, mankind was on His mind,
When He designed those valued two,
Elephants must keep the ground side down,
While Giraffes hold up the sky of blue!

 

Virginia (Ginny) Ellis
Copyright February 2003 ~ Revised November 2005