[New-Poetry] An Elephant Poem

[jforjames at aol.com]

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In Dispraise Of Poetry
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When the King of Siam disliked a courtier, 
he gave him a beautiful white elephant. 
The miracle beast deserved such ritual 
that to care for him properly meant ruin. 
Yet to care for him improperly was worse. 
It appears the gift could not be refused. 


--Jack Gilbert?
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