The tawny pelt of Africa caressed by an easterly breeze
Psychedelic sunset… stretching high above the trees
Earthy sweet scents of evening linger…motionless and warm
An orchestra of crickets…chirping as they perform
Indigo hues deepen …midges hover in the air
The warm cloak of early evening…the last of daylight’s glare
The sky bursts open..a star spangled parade
Peaceful glow of night? or Africa’s charade?
Heavy opulent creature…ponderous in her tread
Creamy ivory tusks..bejeweling her noble head
Capering beside her…a small calf full of spunk
Intricate fissures cross hatching over the perfect trunk
Over sized Africa shaped ears…fanning the sticky breeze
Two wrinkled cows…like sentries…watchful among the trees
A complex social structure glued together by love
The very essence of life…bestowed from above
A family of female elephants bonding over many years
Robbed of their personal treasures..their world shrouded in fear
Shadows drift and the hush of darkness fades
Dawn emerges…veined in gold braid
Night passes into day..the hands of time continue to flow
Evolution’s slow magic on our magical world did bestow
The spirit of an elephant….a part of this timeless land
‘A world without Elephants’?
Destruction by the human hand
Wow so very sad but what a beautiful poem.
I love it. So true.
Amazing poem!!!!!! Such beautiful words….some people just dont see the world this way….WHY???? ….. you are doing such a brilliant job raising awareness 1 by 1 – so proud of you x
Fabulous poem that echoes everything there is about our beautiful Elephants and the bush. Thanks for that…. worthy of being passed around so that many people can get to read and enjoy….no doubt as much as I did 🙂
Generally I don128#&7;t read post on blogs, however I wish to say that this write-up very pressured me to take a look at and do it! Your writing taste has been amazed me. Thanks, quite great article.
Keep up the good work Jen in saving these majestic animals. Beautifully written again xxxxx
Beautiful Jen, a true work of art. Keep up your crusade you are doing fantastic work x
wonderful, I love it Jen