Majestic pachyderm

with crinkled grey skin

beady eyes watching everything

seen through the hazy heat wave

these gigantic herbivorous 

matching onward through dry grass

playful swings of his trunk

while foraging for a morsel of food

and emitting loud rumblings of interest

through the heat of the dry season

he flaps his huge ears to keep cool

surviving along with his family of pachyderms!

(c) Lissie Bull 2021