A Giraffe's Tale

A Giraffe’s Tale A 20 foot giraffe walked up to the balcony window Searching for some croissants and tea What he found caused quite a stir As a rhinoceros head was mounted to the wall He decided to devise a plan to set the rhino free But when he looked for shackles he couldn’t find any The he decided to tippy-toe up the winding staircase To the room where he saw him from the window He stopped to nibble on gingersnaps and warm tea As he slowly backed up his long neck became tangled in the chandelier And then he saw the old rhino just hanging there He had no smile Then he noticed no legs He looked in the next room to see if the rest of his body was behind the wall To no avail! He discovered the rhino was the main course at a poacher’s breakfast He got dizzy and fell to the floor When he woke up all he could remember Was looking for the remainder of the rhino’s body It was just a horrible nightmare Then he woke up from his sleep and thanked God it was just a dream Written by Gwendolen Rix 7-24-14