Social Commentaries
The Elephant
From The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896)
Social Commentaries
When people call this beast to mind,
They marvel more and more
At such a LITTLE tail behind,
So LARGE a trunk before.
Cite this poem
MLA
Belloc, Hilaire. “The Elephant.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/71/.
Chicago
Belloc, Hilaire. “The Elephant.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/71/.
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