Constance La France Poet Personification

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Simple Mutterings - 'If I Were An Elephant'

I was born at dawn near a wild stream cascading over rocks,
the first sounds I heard were birds chattering in the trees. So loud.
  It was quite a shock falling to the ground like that, gosh I was stunned
            then I felt something nudging me, and nudging me,
so on wobbly legs I stood up and I looked up and up, wow she is tall!
    I've been following her around for days now, but still not sure of anything,
                     except she is my mother, and she loves me.
What exactly am I?  I try to do everything she does but I fall down a lot.
   I have these things that look like wings, maybe I can fly?  Nope can't fly!
      I have become quite clingy and not just to mother but all the others too!
  Whenever I wander off to explore they bring me back to them quickly
        with a snort and flick of their long nose. Hey, I have one of those!
Oh, if I were like them, big and strong.  I dream at night, what 
                                            if I were an elephant- 

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March 16, 2018


Poetry/Personification/Simple Mutterings/ 'If I Were An Elephant'
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Anitha Jayasankar November 12, 2021 at 2:04 AM Aw... This is so cute and beautiful dear Constance... what an amazing writer you are dear... you went about to read the mind of the baby elephant and his thoughts since birth and expressed it so well in this personification...I made Ashwin read this... He too liked it... You made my day my friend... Hugs... ~ Ani Constance La France November 12, 2021 at 8:02 AM Ani, I hade forgotten about this poem and because of you read and love it all over again happy you and your son liked it and thank you for the compliment, hugs ~ love and serenity _Constance

Kai Michael Neumann March 20, 2018 at 3:40 AM Maybe life would be easier as an elephant? And those ears can surely make one fly in the silence. It is all about dreams and the confidence of trying again and again...

Sunlite Wanter March 7, 2018 at 11:26 AM How very precious!!! You are such an expressive writer. Constance La France March 9, 2018 at 10:02 AM Sun thank you, happy you like me poem.

Arturo Michael March 6, 2018 at 2:15 PM Lovely poem indeed...Well done...All the best BW Constance La France March 6, 2018 at 9:24 PM Arturo, thank you for the lovely and the visit !