SHORT TRUNK
Sunshine pelting down from high
Heat waves shimmer in the air
Female elephants standing by
Lazy under the cerulean sky
‘Short trunk’ suckles thirstily
Gulping with noisy slurps
Small eyes shining happily
His short trunk held up high
From the trees playful sounds
As calves go trumpeting by
The haunting call of the rain bird
Carries on the breeze
‘Short trunk’ finishes feeding
Rubbing gently against a tree
‘Short trunk’ ambles off, looking for some friends
Their learning skills for adulthood
On these games depend
Idling the hours away, tumbling on the ground
Mock charging with each other
Accompanied by ferocious sounds
‘Short trunks’ mother keeps an eye
On her precious calf
Her gentle heart overflows with love
For this, her special boy
Life expectancy is not long for him
Dark worry clouds her joy
This little elephant was caught in a snare
Evil wire, his trunk in half did tear
Agonising healing time for him
And lucky to survive
He is of course, one of Africa’s best
One of our big five
Brilliant!!! Poor little baby and these snares are so evil!!!!!!