Best Elephantine Poems

ELEPHANTINE   ERROR 

”That’s not my elephant!”
She said loudly between mouthfuls of spaghetti.
Ella was one of my 2nd graders, 
And we had just discussed the Bill of Rights,
And were taking our lunch break.
Some kid said Democrats were better than Republicans
‘Cos donkeys were better than...

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Elephantine Dusk

A herd of elephants stroll step for endless pacing step
Stamp mysterious majesty retreat from their waterhole
Settle for the night marching tusks on silent dust in dusk

Massive majesty blends into the looming dark’s descent
As the moon howls wolf to hyenas’ leopards’ vultures’ call
One massive saffron...

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