Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ELEPHANT, by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER First Line: A prehistoric boulder Last Line: Walks in the circus parade. Subject(s): Animals; Circus; Elephants | ||||||||
A prehistoric boulder, Lying a million years In mud and clay, Moves strangely forward. A gray and ancient mound, Whose furrowed sides Heavefor the first time Walks in the circus parade. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PETE AT THE ZOO by GWENDOLYN BROOKS DILIGENCE IS TO MAGIC AS PROGRESS IS TO FLIGHT by MARIANNE MOORE IT'S HARD TO BE AN ELEPHANT by JACK PRELUTSKY WE MUST BE POLITE: 2 by CARL SANDBURG DRAWN BY STONES, BY EARTH, BY THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IN FIRE by MARVIN BELL THE ELEPHANT IS SLOW TO MATE by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE ELETELEPHONY by LAURA ELIZABETH HOWE RICHARDS 800,000 VIBRATIONS TO THE SECOND by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER |
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