Drinking Session

Behold the mighty elephants Now standing side-by-side! As if they all were drinking friends, With all mouths opened wide! With loud guffaws and 'One more, please! And let's come back real soon...' As if their lives were such a breeze, They'd sing a merry tune! They've wet their whistles, that's for sure, Those elephants with trunks! And if that water wasn't pure, They'd all be drunk as skunks... But water's good enough for them! That sun is way too hot! Yet a wee drink solves that problem, 'Ah, yes, that hits the spot! ' Behold the mighty elephants Still splashing here and there! And yet all life on this depends And water's sometimes rare! They lap it up, 'Let's seize the day! Let's party, while life's good! ' In fact, they had so much to say, They woke the neighbourhood! Denis Martindale, copyright,2011. The poem is based on the magnificent painting by Stephen Gayford called 'Drinking Session'. More Stephen Gayford poems here: denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com