Elephant, Book, Chocolate
Oh thou elegant elephant!
With appendage long and nimble.
Thy stupendous auditory organs
pale in comparison only to thine buttocks.
Dost thou require sustenance?
Must thy cavernous stomach register
on the Richter Scale when thou art needful?
Wilt thy heart beat increase ten-fold
at the sight of thine jungle fronds?
Return to me, oh beloved pachyderm!
Bring me solace in my hour of need,
so that I might lay down this chocolate dream
and know that thou art safely in my harem.
I giveth thee my greatest adoration,
Oh inspiration of all beatific prose
written in every book penned by mankind
with his coveted manual dexterity.
I grow weak in thy presence;
a hungry shadow
of my former self.
If thy wouldst not come to me,
might thy sister consider my plea?
Steepled hands touch my forehead, and I bow.
Good job for the words I provided
What a marvellous exercise and well done on the poem!! Impressive. Can I give you three words? xerox, coelacanth, paprika.
This one was quite a challenge Sue, your story is ready. It’s called “Now That’s a Horse of a Different Color!”
Nice!
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How awesome! This is a great poem
Thanks, I’m glad you liked it! When the first line came into my head I laughed out loud. It was so Steve Martin-ish. I wanted it to be “Ode to an Elephant”, but couldn’t adhere to the rules for an ode so it’s just a poem. That title would have been awesome though.