Lunch Break, Too

When elephants have walked and walked, The hunger starts inside, When elephants have talked and talked, The hunger they can't hide... The tall ones look for food to eat, The small ones tag along, For food is something you can't beat When hunger pains are strong... The mother and her foal were glad When food was found at last, They munched away all food they had Until their lunch break passed... Filled up for hours, they walked on, Content to be alive, You see, their hunger pains had gone, They knew they would survive... But what if all food disappeared? If lunch break wasn't there? If by Mankind the land was cleared, The dry earth standing bare? How long before the majesty Of elephants and more Was lost because of infamy? How long? We can't be sure... Denis Martindale, copyright, July 2013. The poem is about the magnificent painting by Stephen Gayford called 'Lunch Break II'.