Inquisitive

The elephant had never seen A human stand up close And so, of course, he was quite keen To learn about its nose! A teeny weeny squashed up thing, Without a tusk in sight And so he stood there wondering, As if with all his might! He pondered how the human breathed, Its nostrils were so small And yet the human never grieved Or heaved in breaths at all... Not even when it shouted loud Or ran across the plain, Not even when it stood up proud And ran around again! Elephants try to work things out, They'll puzzle all day long, Yet that there human made him doubt, How come it was so strong? Was it the food or exercise? This puzzle proved too tough! For while he thought himself quite wise, He wasn't wise enough... Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2015. A poem about the magnificent wildlife painting, Inquisitive, by artist Stephen Gayford nb check Google-search for 'Stephen Gayford poetry' plus jigsaws, cards and calendars pictures. More Stephen Gayford wildlife poems here: denis-martindale-dot-blogspot-dot-com