George Seal Poet Rhyme

If I Were An Elephant

If i were an elephant,
   I hope i would be free.
   To roam the Sub-Sahara,
   And westwards to Mali.
   But freedoms fraught with danger,
   By mans ability.
   To hunt big game for pleasure,
   Or kill for ivory.
   Now if i were the last one,
   Would mankind mourn for me.


   If i were an elephant,
   In a circus i could be.
   Performing tricks for children,
   Going down on bended knee.
   No danger from the hunter,
   Just vile, captivity.
   Locked inside a metal cage,
   A life of drudgery
   Now if i were the last one,
   Would mankind mourn for me.


    If i were an elephant,
   That's carved from ivory.
   A piece of perfect splendour,
   A relic since, antiquity.
   That's placed upon a pedestal,
   For all the world to see.
   But real beauty is the elephant,
   I'm just it's effigy.
   Now if i were the only one,
   What would mankind pay for me.

   12/ 11/ 2016
   
   
   


   
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Poet Destroyer A December 20, 2016 at 11:26 AM I guess it would not be that bad to be an elephant. Excellent read. I sure enjoyed ..Happy Holidays. LINDA George Seal April 8, 2017 at 12:57 PM Hello Linda, so happy that you enjoyed my take on elephants.thank you for commenting. My regards George.

Wendy Rycroft December 13, 2016 at 10:00 AM Well -done congrats x George Seal April 8, 2017 at 12:59 PM Hi Wendy, thankyou for offering your congratulations. My regards George.

Alexis Y. December 13, 2016 at 6:32 AM Congratulations on your winning write. It was well deserved: -) Alexis George Seal April 8, 2017 at 1:12 PM I don't know what happened there, my tablet has had a bout of shakes Alexis. George Seal April 8, 2017 at 1:08 PM Thankyou Alexis, for your kind support of my poetry. I do appreciate it. My regards George. George Seal April 8, 2017 at 1:05 PM Thankyou Alexis, for your kind support of my poetry. I do appreciate it. My regards George. George Seal April 8, 2017 at 1:02 PM Thankyou Alexis, for your kind support of my poetry. I do appreciate it. My regards George.

Jan Allison December 12, 2016 at 6:20 PM Dropping back with my congrats George:-) hugs jan xx George Seal April 8, 2017 at 1:08 PM Thankyou dear Jan, as always i do welcome your kind support. My warmest regards to you. George.

Daniel Turner December 12, 2016 at 5:42 PM Just a magnificent poem, George! Really makes the reader think. George Seal April 8, 2017 at 1:16 PM Hello Daniel, wow what a great tribute you have given to my poem. It is indeed so very kind of you . My warmest regards George.

Darren White December 11, 2016 at 11:58 PM That's what makes me so sad, exactly that. How cruel man is, to each other and to animals.... Good luck in the contest. George Seal April 8, 2017 at 1:33 PM Hi Darren, i feel the same way as you. Sometimes though it seems man has a thicker skin than a pachyderm. Thankyou for your good wishes. My regards George

Jan Allison December 11, 2016 at 4:37 PM Brilliantly penned George! Its such a tragedy that these amazing creatures are hunted and killed for man's greed - over 35,000 murdered each year:-( Good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx George Seal April 8, 2017 at 1:45 PM Hello Jan, you have got it bang right, murdered is what it is,no doubt about it. Thankyou for your best wishes. My regards to you George.