Family Elephant Poems

It was Christmas Eve and I was at the airport,
Not a soul in sight, almost deserted, it was 10.00 pm,
Only two hours before Christmas day,
Perhaps...

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After years of trudging, trampling and trumpeting,
the mighty rouge heads for his destiny.  All his
ancestors await his arrival, his final resting
ground hidden from others...

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By my family I was never wanted
Must've been the mouth,the brain that they hated
Living is such a sin I'd have to die to be celebrated
After...

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Side to side in a flowing rhythm strides
rocking our enormous body and head, 
like a pendulum our long trunk swings side to side.

My family and...

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There once was a little mighty ant
Who was extravagant and arrogant 
Known to be exorbitantly militant 
She was so combatant and petulant
They nicknamed her My...

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If I were an Elephant
It would be a benefit
I would be strong, and not afraid 
My weight, size and sway would make men run away

If...

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Elephants,
Have an amazing ability to survive,
Strength! Like other animal,
Confidently! Aware of their power,
Bound by blood to protect,
Females traveling together,
Mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmother,
A deep sense of...

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We have great animals on this grand Earth
of varied size- they live on land or sea.
Domestic ones, we love for all their worth;
like, family we...

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Generations of my family 
have passed by our Elephant,
as he sits patiently 
in the middle 
of the room

Waiting for everyone 
to stop  silently feeding...

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That's not my elephant.
They told me there's no elephant in my house.
They told me I dare not speak of it.
If I do I am crazy,crazy...

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i like elephants you see
because they like me
their memories are long term
for our friends the pachyderm

mighty just and free
symbol of the GOP
strong with skin so...

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I need to win the Powerball
For my house is getting small
It's not exactly what I prefer
It's just the size of my elephant herd

Ceramic, glass, plaster...

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