Nick Bagnall Poet Rhyme

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

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Carol Sunshine Brown April 8, 2011 at 11:40 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

Dana Smith February 10, 2011 at 5:33 AM ohh this is too cute.

Carrie Richards January 11, 2011 at 8:08 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 !! :)

Poet Destroyer A January 10, 2011 at 4:42 PM Nice,, enjoyed,, good luck in the contest,..p.d.

Debbie Guzzi January 10, 2011 at 2:57 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

Robert Pettit January 10, 2011 at 11:48 AM It looks like a good entry for the contest. Good luck with it.

Francine Roberts January 10, 2011 at 7:41 AM cute one, good luck in the contest

Ron Lanier January 10, 2011 at 7:20 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.

Carolyn Devonshire January 10, 2011 at 6:32 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