Sidney Beck Poet Personification

Scorned Elephant

SCORNED    ELEPHANT


Squat and stuck
On the flat wetted
Skid-streaked take-off strip
Snub-nosed Jumbo sprawls about dissipated
Under  the beery stares of uncouth deriding youth.
Swine scorn a pearl, greedily grubbing for acorns.
How can they know lustre outlives lust?
Their ignorant grunts are taken for granted.

Prima ballerina now she’ll dance
Gaily gaining speed she’ll start to prance
Leaping up the air will free her swift
Graceful strength not seen but felt in lift
Two wings full spread to soar in pride
Shimmering sheen of pure pearl
Diminishing sight, the freedom girl
Fast bound to America by knots untied.
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Note.

 Observng  people in a foreign airport, mocking American values, I saw the Jumbo jet as the symbol of US  life.  First verse is unrhymed for the foreigners, second verse is rhymed with run-on lines for the American values  - freedom and untied knots.

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Andrea Dietrich July 19, 2014 at 12:19 AM This was very cool. I am not sure I would have gotten that first part without your little blurb at the bottom.(the fact that the youth were foreigners). Anyway, I really like what you did with this theme, and I can see the transition into "smoother sailing" with the second stanza. Congrats for HM. HAven't seen you in ages.

Debbie Guzzi July 14, 2014 at 10:53 AM Great idea unique take - I'd fill it out more so the explanation is not needed because that is derived from the verse [not enough flag waving to rank higher BUT an excellent provocative verse - mine didn't even get HM LOL it was about 'conscientious objectors! ] Congrad's on your win. Light & Love