Child and Elephant | By Fee Thomas

Child never asks elephant about the days of the carnival
Elephant never asks what child is doing wandering out here
Together, they are simply two roving creatures
Child in awe at the magnificence of elephant
Elephant ponders the greatness of child's tears
Child knows better than to ever ask to ride elephant
choosing, with short legs, the walk instead
Elephant respects when child needs to stop for time alone
Two moving all across the earth
Then again, again
Each an every night child kisses elephant's head
Curled up together and fully understood
Child and elephant sleep.