That long nose!

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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It’s a long sucking nose
working like a hose,
and a snorkel for swimming
quite far underwater,
(– the lungs can bear
the lower-pressure air
– they’re protected and bounded
– not by cavity surrounded)

40,000 muscles in a powerful limb
that can branches rip,
pick a single pin,*
with its mobile tip,
yet can dig for moisture,
without skin’s rupture.

Compliant, and controllable,
and eminently flexible,
an appendage that is lifted
to smell
and stroked on the ground
to ‘feel’
movement’s ‘sound’.

A trunk that can trumpet
a sound of nobility,
illustrates amazing
skills and ability.

* I can’t find out if this fact applies to the Asian
as well as the African elephant as the former only
has on ‘finger’ on its trunk tip.

[IP: facial features eg.  eyes, ears, nose, mouth …]

 

 

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Grand Designs
Nature
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by marandina on

"It’s a long sucking nose
working like a hose..."

What a great opening. It's a dynamic poem that brings the elephant to life. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thank you, Paul. Glad you felt it worked well! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

it is truly a wonderful thing isn't it! Thank you for this Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, glad you enjoyed. Starfish girl had suggested it when she had written about a 'trunk' and I our 'nose', and I looked up a previous write and worked on it a bit! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you for the cherries for the elephant's nose! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

40,000 muscles! I didn't know trunks are used as snorkels, either, and liked very much the contrast of "stroked on the ground to ‘feel’ movement’s ‘sound’" with "trumpet a sound of nobility"

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank yo, Di. Rhiannon