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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 Date: 12/20/2016 11:26:00 AM I guess it would not be that bad to be an elephant. Excellent read. I sure enjoyed ..Happy Holidays. LINDA Login to Reply George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 12:57:00 PM Hello Linda, so happy that you enjoyed my take on elephants.thank you for commenting. My regards George.

Wendy Rycroft Date: 12/13/2016 10:00:00 AM Well -done congrats x Login to Reply George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 12:59:00 PM Hi Wendy, thankyou for offering your congratulations. My regards George.

Alexis Y. Date: 12/13/2016 6:32:00 AM Congratulations on your winning write. It was well deserved: -) Alexis Login to Reply George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 1:12:00 PM I don't know what happened there, my tablet has had a bout of shakes Alexis. George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 1:08:00 PM Thankyou Alexis, for your kind support of my poetry. I do appreciate it. My regards George. George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 1:05:00 PM Thankyou Alexis, for your kind support of my poetry. I do appreciate it. My regards George. George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 1:02:00 PM Thankyou Alexis, for your kind support of my poetry. I do appreciate it. My regards George.

Jan Allison Date: 12/12/2016 6:20:00 PM Dropping back with my congrats George:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 1:08:00 PM Thankyou dear Jan, as always i do welcome your kind support. My warmest regards to you. George.

Daniel Turner Date: 12/12/2016 5:42:00 PM Just a magnificent poem, George! Really makes the reader think. Login to Reply George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 1:16:00 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 Date: 12/11/2016 11:58:00 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. Login to Reply George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 1:33:00 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 Date: 12/11/2016 4:37:00 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 Login to Reply George Seal Date: 4/8/2017 1:45:00 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.