Image: A Mahout's Power Over a Big Fella (here)
the 12 given words:
plague imagine no swing word thump tap
spry (active; nimble; agile; energetic)
forget spray tub sucks
we could not imagine the strange logic
big trees could be uprooted
no big deal
a swing of our big trunks could kill a big lion
my word, we could just thump them over the head
in fact just a little tap would do
but instead spry and strong we were made to work
by little fellas who sat across our shoulders
shouted at, poked our ears, dug their heels
into our hides (we did not feel it)
we moved as we felt insulted by these mahouts
wee guys who wielded so much power over us
we would not forget easily
we could shoot a big spray to knock them over
this we could do when let out in the 'tub'
it isn't fair, it sucks!
Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle 317
Brendan's at Real Toad's Weekend Mini-Challenge
- juice (to write about power)
A true enigma of power, Hank. Well done.
ReplyDeleteYes, Hank, we do like to be in control, don't we?
ReplyDeleteI love elephants and am disgusted at the way they are treated. They are so powerful and yet so wise and gentle.
ReplyDeletePerfect metaphor for the Anthropocene. We are so deluded in our powers! I don't think anyone wants to mess with a Nature ever-more prone to weather rampage.
ReplyDeleteHumans sure like to have the upper hand, no matter how tiny we are in comparision.
ReplyDeleteWhen we forget, Nature reminds us (often not in the nicest ways). But too many of us are just to stupid to get the message *sigh*.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pity how those poor elephants are treated.. sigh..
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to be an elephant. The mahout's sharp poles keep them intimidated. I am never surprised when, occasionally, one of the elephants rebels. They are meant to live free, like every other living thing.
ReplyDeleteA true example of the misuse of power.
ReplyDelete"it isn't fair, it sucks!" - These final words are soo effective.
ReplyDeleteLike you said that kind of power display is not fair at all
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week Hank
much love...
Unfair indeed... but memory is long.
ReplyDeleteYou fit the words together like a puzzle and made an elephant!
ReplyDeleteIf the elephant wanted him gone, he could do it in a heartbeat.
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