The chase of the elephants

A real event in the jungles of India

        The chase of the elephants

 

Relaxed we sat at the river bank

Fishing for mahseer we threw a line

Silently they approached seven of them

Right behind us ten meters away

Giants of the forest with a baby in tow

 

The bull got our scent he lifted his trunk

Flapped his ears and scratched the ground

We just had time to jump to our feet

Dash to the coracle and ore it in speed

We saw his attack our escape by a hair

 

With pounding hearts we forge ahead

With just one ore it’s hard to go straight

They swim real well if they see a threat

We see them sniffing where we had sat

The distance helps to dim their sight

 

Elephants are swift and sure of foot

Silent despite their enormous size

Unless they wish to ravage and ruin

Pulled down trees or decide to charge

Their life is routine a model of calm

 

Author's Note

The excitement of risk and danger in the jungles is amazing and one grows to love undisturbed nature more and more with every trip! It is a true adventure.