wildlife tea Lament of an Elephant Calf

Two young girls read a Chinese poem titled "Lament of an Elephant Calf"

Lament of an Elephant Calf
Author: Ma Rui
I am an elephant calf
The forests and grasslands are my home
I am an elephant calf
I love to cuddle up to my Mom
Seasons come and go
A kaleidoscope of colors in which I live
Sky is blue
Grass is green
This is the Heaven we roam
My Mom has beautiful tusks
White and curled like the crescent moon
Even fierce lions don’t dare attack
The tusks are the pride of our family
With giant bodies and sturdy steps
We love peace
And we are kind
I am an elephant calf
I dream of the day I will look like my Mom
But why is there sorrow in her eyes?
There was no wind that twilight
Bright red sun set on the horizon
Strange shadows prowled in the trees
Cold eyes peered from the darkness
A thunderous sound
Blood spewed out of Mom’s chest
A deep groan mingled with
Hysterical laughter
Another blast
And another
Her giant body collapsed
A look of desperation
Mixed with motherly love
I am an elephant calf
No more can I cuddle up to my Mom
Wondering aimlessly on the vast savanna
Tears cast into the harsh winds
Flowers have no more color
Stars have lost their luster
Only later I came to know
Those strange shadows are called “people”
The thunderous blast came from a gun
They wanted my Mom’s crescent tusks
To make strange objects
From beautiful jewelry
To delicate collectibles
Beauty and Art
Stained with filth and blood
People’s greedy desire
Turned our heaven into graveyard
I am an elephant calf
I wonder alone in the dark
Everywhere the same tragedy repeats
Our bodies strewn all about
I am an elephant calf
Nature is the home we share with people
My human friends,
Please listen:
One refusal
Will stop a bloody killing
One purchase
Will cause a painful slaughter
Your action
Means life and death
To my kind
Bleak desolation awaits
When elephants disappear
Darkness around the corner
When animals are all gone
I am an elephant calf
I am growing up
Just like my Mom
At that windless twilight
When the sun is setting
My human friends
Please tell me
What will be my destiny?

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