Ode To An Elephant

Ode to an animal, gray and graceful

Wild and intractable, proud and regal

But when a smile breaks across her face

She's suddenly affable as a daisy

And her eyes

Her beautiful amber eyes

Are telling me something wise

Across the divide between us

How is it—

How are you—

How could it happen, something so absolutely stunning

Appears from nothing?

How do you move?

Could what moves me move you too?

Could I learn to move with you?

And her eyes

Her glorious amber eyes

Are telling us something wise

Across the divide between us

And her eyes

Her beautiful amber eyes

On posters far and wide

Are telling me what's inside

They shine like lone stars

In the dusty night sky