I adore elephants, they are amazing animals, caring for each member of their family through the generations.  Majestic creatures that we can learn from.  

Through these troubling times, our zoos are struggling and I fear we will lose many species.

 I wrote this poem a while ago 🐘

Majestic Matriarch

These awesome mammals

pachyderms that walk the land

dominating the horizon

looking so majestic and grand

Plodding through the sparse scrub

she`s watching every thing around

able to keep the herd in check

with just one single low sound

Her presence is so powerful

yet she`s such a loving creature

need to protect these elephants

they are a national treasure

With two curled ivory tusks

and her long slender trunk swaying

this wonderful old matriarch

her sparkling eyes she`s displaying

So through this awesome landscape

watching these animals walk by

lets remember they are dwindling

we need to keep the numbers high

Standing here watching the Savannah

knowing all life here has it`s worth

I love to see the creatures roam

admiring all of Mother Earth

© Lissie Bull 2020

Photo titled "giant" taken by DaSchu and found on DeviantArt