Dedicated to the magnificent African Elephants
Please sign the petition to stop Zimbabwe
from exporting more baby elephants to China
A horizon stitched in a delicate gold thread
Large drops of sunshine flaunting a deep orange red
The drum roll of Africa pulsating in each elephant’s heart beat
Large leathery rumps basking…..relaxed in the sultry heat
Whispering leaves harmonise…celebrating summer’s gentle breeze
Embracing mud caked elephant calves frolicking with ease
The electric sky stretches high above this sun burnt
land
Elephants parading the African skyline….massive and grand
Creamy scythe like tusks…trunks so versatile and tender
Lumbering past…cloaked in wrinkled robes of splendour
Mile upon mile of dusty golden tales they weave
Keeping vigil over silent bones…they sorrow and they grieve
Loxodonta Africana…..proud of their god given treasures
Kissed by the mellow sun…rejoicing in life’s pleasures
A shimmering mirage as they amble in the hot midday heat
A colliding of giants where elephants and continent meet
Invisible whistling winds…graceful with nature’s song
Caressing this
Timeless land where these magnificent giants belong
Africa’s elephants full of rhythm….a vital life source
Majestic and noble….a powerful magnetic force
Elephants boxed and crated…exported into servitude……Forced to be become compliant
An ultimate betrayal of these enigmatic giants
Africa without elephants….evaporated memories thrown to the
dry wind
Giants robbed of an existence….by those who have sinned
As custodians of this earth….we hold their destiny in the palms
of our hands
Ghostly shadows of giants haunting an arid African land
Let’s give them the skills and knowledge to win