Elephant
In a world of watery hues,
of greens and blues,
her vision is binocular.
She stares at the moon,
oblivious to the stars,
her worn ears,
torn ears,
flare,
moth-eaten flags.
She sways to a silent rhythm
through over-
hanging leaves,
her periscopic trunk
r e a c h i n g,
feeling.
Her chest rumbles,
the vibrations
of her heart and lungs
ripple like waves
across her skin,
map of her life,
etched with grey wrinkles,
rubs and stains.
Her floundering feet,
prints in the dust,
track memories
as old as her tusks.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
Image found on ifoundafrica.com
writing in north norfolk 
I really love how you describe the elephant… she comes alive and I see her with admiring eyes.
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Thank you 🙂
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Elephants are such great animals ~ I specially love this part:
across her skin,
map of her life,
Thanks for the lovely second share Kim ~
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🙂
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Wow! Fabulous description…….especially love the description of her ears….and when I think of elephants, somehow I do think of them swaying. Enjoyed this!
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Thank you for your kind comments 🙂
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Love the description 🙂 amazing write.
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Thank you very much 😊
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I LOVE her, through your words.
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😁
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I have an affinity for elephants and I so enjoyed your description of her rumbling chest, flapping “flags” and periscopic trunk. They are amazingly sensitive and intelligent animals. This made me happy. :~)
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I am so pleased you liked it. Elephants are superb creatures. I follow two WordPress blogs on elephants. 😊
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Yes they are superb. You’ve probably heard of the story of Tarra the elephant and Bella the dog who are best friends at an animal sanctuary. A super sweet story. 🙂
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A pleasure to read, especially
‘prints in the dust,
track memories
as old as her tusks.’
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Thank you Shirley. Elephants are fascinating animals. I’m just disappointed that I will never see them in their natural environment.
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Elephant trunks
reach up as branch
oF trees.. color and
texture of bark..
as pARt
of Nature
free.. oh
veins the
rivers.. travel
life giving blood
and water wE..
to separate
iS sad
to Unify
branches of
All of uS
one Tree
of Elephant
Trunks togetHeR
Wild and free
alive again..:)
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so very visual…wonderful…
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