by Sam Rose
Wrapping trunks around tails,
calves follow their mothers
calf to calf, toe to toe
keeping up or gently towed
tail to tail, wrapping their heads
around each other’s murmurings,
they catch the tail end of every tale told
end to end like elephant strings
tales unfold, friend to friend
an elephant has every intent to listen
because an elephant never neglects
an elephant always tends to a friend
an elephant always attends
calf to calf, toe to toe
keeping up or gently towed
every tale gently told
until the journey ends and the chain is broken
a break in prose, elephant minds in repose
an elephant never neglects.
Sam Rose is a writer and editor from Northamptonshire, England. She is the editor of Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine and The Creative Truth. Her work has appeared in Scarlet Leaf Review, Poetry Pacific, Haiku Journal, In Between Hangovers, and others. Sam is a cancer survivor and primarily uses her experiences with this to write poetry and memoir. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to rock music and eating too much chocolate.
Website: https://www.writersam.co.uk/
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