That's Not My Elephant

That's not my elephant
His bottom is too fat
It'd take a class of 2nd graders
To try and shift all that

That's not my elephant
Its trunk is far too thin
Like a strand of boiled spaghetti
Waving in the wind

That's not my elephant
As Ella Baker'd say
"Colour shouldn't matter"
But MY elephant is grey

That's not my elephant
There's just one simple reason
He'd never read the bill of rights
Without his glasses on

At last I've found my elephant
He's been on holiday
I never should have let him go
Or stray so far away

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 4/8/2011 11:40:00 AM
I am stopping by today to thank you so much for your kind comments and to let you know I enjoy reading your poetry Nick. I hope you have a wonderful weekend full of inspiration. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/10/2011 5:33:00 AM
ohh this is too cute.
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Date: 1/11/2011 8:08:00 AM
Love this.....it is like reading a little poem from a children's book at bedtime. They would love this one.....just as I do !! :)
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Date: 1/10/2011 4:42:00 PM
Nice,, enjoyed,, good luck in the contest,..p.d.
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Date: 1/10/2011 2:57:00 PM
Hello there poet friend, I am having a contest focusing on writers outside the USA please check it out and enter a verse? Light & Love
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Date: 1/10/2011 11:48:00 AM
It looks like a good entry for the contest. Good luck with it.
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Date: 1/10/2011 7:41:00 AM
cute one, good luck in the contest
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Date: 1/10/2011 7:20:00 AM
Do I detect a hint of political satire here? Very enjoyable reading your poem. I liked the rhyming and the meter. Have a great day.
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Date: 1/10/2011 6:32:00 AM
LOL A very cute take on the contest, Nick. Enjoyed it, especially the line that compares the elephant's trunk to spaghetti flowing in the wind. So imaginative. Nice work! Love, Carolyn
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