forbears Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/forbears/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:07:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 forbears Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/forbears/ 32 32 135387410 Rainy Season https://elephantsnever.com/rainy-season/ https://elephantsnever.com/rainy-season/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:30:45 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=1810 by Annie Bien blinds the savannahblowing toward Kilimanjaro. The horizon, streaked in dark diagonals,drains to a yawning sun, coloring cloud billows in pinks and orange. Thomson gazelles have watchedundaunted       as thunderous downpourssoak        their coats,for so long as hyenabellies stay round and taut,unhungry for meat and bone,       the grazers can walk with ease       under morning shadows. Wild Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/rainy-season/feed/ 1 1810 Forbear https://elephantsnever.com/forbear/ https://elephantsnever.com/forbear/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2018 13:06:01 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=954 “I mean, I know she loves me more than him. But I worry, you know, that he’s got too many chains on her – the kids, the house, their foundation. He will just do something to keep us apart.” Ken sat despondent, stuck in the tight corner of a love triangle. Around the table, his friends exchanged meaningful glances and searched for Read More

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