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If I Were An Elephant

If I were an elephant, I would be proud of my tusks, proud of my trunk, proud of my fanning ears, proud of my tough hide.... I would walk as though I was kissing the ground with my hooves, as a way of paying homage to the ground that gave me berries, trees for shade, and water. Date of Publishing: 06/12/2016

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Kathleen Kroll

Date: 1/17/2017 7:51:00 AM

What a fun title!! Thanks for the imagery! Best Kathy

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 1/18/2017 4:40:00 PM

Welcome, Kathleen!! ;-) Thank you for enjoying my piece!! *^_^*

Darren White

Date: 12/11/2016 11:44:00 PM

The pride and gratefulness of who we are and where we come from speaks from your poem. Good luck in the contest.

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 12/12/2016 3:27:00 AM

Hi Darren. Thank you for commenting and enjoying my piece!!! ;-)

Laura Leiser

Date: 12/6/2016 11:11:00 PM

Laura bed your descriptive words of a powerful and confident elephant, Teddy! Good luck in the contest :)

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 12/8/2016 3:36:00 AM

Hi Laura. Thank you for reading and enjoying my piece!! *^_^*

Agnes Krampe

Date: 12/6/2016 7:16:00 AM

I was intrigued by the title and liked the direction in which you took the poem. I especially love the image of "kissing the ground with my hooves". Also makes me ponder why we, not being elephants, can't have a similar relationship to our bodies. Agnes

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 12/8/2016 3:31:00 AM

Hi Agnes. Your words are spot on! We should all be proud of our bodies, and how we look.... Thank you for enjoying, and commenting on my piece!! *^_^*