Let’s be celebrants for the elephants
Nature’s most loyal, loving friend
With memories that never end
Admire their floppy ears and trunks
Protect them from those poaching punks
And keep their homelands safe and pure
So these proud families can endure.
DSC_7557.jpg, by gribbly, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Via Twitter.
Baby elephant gets stuck in the mud. Possibly the cutest thing you'll ever see. 😍 #WorldElephantDay 🐘https://t.co/JUWejCrAiF
— BBC (@BBC) August 12, 2016
Eletelephony by
Laura Elizabeth Richards
Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant—
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone—
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I’ve got it right.)
Howe’er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee—
(I fear I’d better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)
That was one of my favorite poems when I was little! It still makes me chortle.
Yes, I loved that poem as a child. Heck, I still do and I adore elephants!?
Being raised in French, I didn’t know this poem, what a fun little piece, thanks for sharing.
It’s new to me, too – love it! 😀
What a lovely, funny piece of poetry! Thanks for introducing me to it, Sumo-Mermaid. In Polish,we have an equally beautiful gem of words by Julian Tuwim, about a grown-up elephant who suffers from awful case of forgetfulness ?. I have no idea whether the poem has been translated into English though…
And we mustn’t forget the perennial favorite from the Old Ranch: Scootin’ Bebeh Trunkster!
http://cuteoverload.com/2012/08/11/scootin-bebeh-trunkster/
Scootin’ Bebeh Trunkster is one of my favorites! It’s even fun to say!??
<3 bebeh trunksters!!!
Wonderful poem, Mike.
I love the jaunty crossover step on the first bebeh trunkster.
Love the poem!
Does anyone else think elephants–esp. the young ones–look like they are wearing those footed pjs babies/toddlers wear?
Oh, definitely!
Should we call them…ele-pants?
Second picture looks like a still from my favorite elephant video!
The enjoyment of the videographers is a plus, too?
Thanks for posting the link! I love that leetle trunkster! He is all “I IZ FIERCE!!!”
Oh – the foot stamping! And he hasn’t quite learned how to work his trunk. Too cute!