The Elephant

Gray like the sky before rain, the elephant sits in the shade of the late afternoon. It has dark brown eyes that shine in the sunlight. It’s eyelashes are long and laughing quickly. Each laugh exposes another wrinkle, another scar of wisdom. It has two large gaping ears and a small tail that could not possibly balance a body so insanely huge. Its tusks are like moonbeams or tight strings of pearls cut at sharp edges. It observes the world quietly as it rests in the shade ©Copyright R. McCarthy