Category Archives: Elephants

Cock and BULL

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Rex Tyler

On both sides There was fear and doubt The railway And the road An elephant trapped Between the two Who knows the jungle code? Clearly not the railways Clearly not the road Clearly not the people And clearly not the … Continue reading →

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Sangduen lek Chailert and her Elephants

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Rex Tyler

Living in Northern Thailand And being a sensitive soul A women whose nurturing qualities Were always in control She had elders to advise her She realized the earth And capitalised on her true belief She understood its worth It was … Continue reading →

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Working elephants

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Rex Tyler

LAos land of a million Elephants Thats its name to fame But actually the numbers Do not meet the claim There might be 1000 wild ones And The 500 or so Used as working specimens Its horrendous as we know … Continue reading →

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Will in the face of many obstacles

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Rex Tyler

A singular mind Ungrudgingly so Who on his own initiative Thought he could grow A forest Where there was no forest For he Knew the power and the need Of the growing tree Majuli the biggest river island The world … Continue reading →

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A sad little story of eli chops who lost his dear mama

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Often children lag behind We see it everywhere And eli chops was no exception His poor mum did despair Whenever she was with him Wherever they would go Her inquisitive little soldier boy Was So much in the flow Of … Continue reading →

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Elephant training

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Negative reinforcement programmes Are used For 8 to 10 thousand pounders If they are not abused There is no way on gods earth They ever will do The daf’t circus tricks And That clearly is true Bull hooks electric prods … Continue reading →

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A kidnapping

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Rex Tyler

The Chinese have this wish To import elephants And Zimbabwe is The place apparently They pay around some 40,000 dollars For each one And they can afford them easily 37 babies, it makes their mothers cry Like any mother having … Continue reading →

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The pachyderms of Namibia

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Living in the desert presents its problems We elephants know only too well, we Live in Kaokoveld part of the KUnene region In Namibia where all of us have held Title to the land but of course Evil Strikes us … Continue reading →

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“Sidda

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Rex Tyler

My World of darkness Envelops all I am and all I see I sense a lot I hear a lot I dwell in sanctity I feel the earth beneath my feet And I can smell the air Breathe in its … Continue reading →

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Improbity

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Rex Tyler

The elephant Great pachyderm Of this day With tusks that creation Thought to allay What would be problematical Without simple tools But of course failed to account For the most corrupt of fools The local people The Government who Took … Continue reading →

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Donkey hide gelatin

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Rex Tyler

JIangsu Zhejiang and Shan dong Have a history I hear Of using donkeys thick hide As a medicine it’s clear It’s been going on for ages But the black donkey is rare So other animals have been used But whose … Continue reading →

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They shackle their gods in Kerala

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Those massive grand old pachyderms Land animals that grow Upwards to the sky itself Yet they are shackled low We know how to torture In actuality We make them stand for hours on end Is it their priority If it’s … Continue reading →

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Dr Gian Choo Hoo to some

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Rex Tyler

CITES has this man on board In defence of who Animals is that his role If so what does he do He welcomes the shark finning And deals in crocodiles This must be an embarrassment That altogether riles Those who … Continue reading →

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Who hides behind the clouds of dust

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Rex Tyler

The quandary and the embarrassment Of Japan in the forefront Of dealing now in Ivory Of being in the hunt There is an impasse that’s for certain Dishonesty abounds China gets the bulk of the blame And the elephants heart … Continue reading →

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Pachyderms lament

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Rex Tyler

How could CITES ever contemplate A time when they Knew the war against the pachyderms Was on But they looked away All that intimidation That chauvinistic gore The bloodshed and attrition Each skirmish sad and raw Broke through hearts and … Continue reading →

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Prince William

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Prince William tells us Like as if we do not know the score They can talk whilst we walk our walk For them it’s outright war On wild souls in our forests on wild souls on the plain In the … Continue reading →

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I Am old but I am still in love with LIFE

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Rex Tyler

I loved my life Each breath of air I know I am old BUt still I share The herd respects me In every way And I so love to live each day My teeth are sore my gums are too … Continue reading →

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Kill the bull because we love him

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Rex Tyler

We killed him because we loved him It’s the kind of love that I Can never ever understand We watched that Elephant die 4 hours it took of misery Of agony of pain Their psychopathic ugly minds No different than … Continue reading →

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Soul sisters an animal story

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Rex Tyler

A memory of freedom Is a seed in the Loam When shackled and locked up Far from ones home Lost in maelstrom Of darkness and glare Bull hooked and screamed at By those unaware They are not mindful They know … Continue reading →

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Family. And the elephant baby story

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Our greatest strength is the unit We call family Society has devided many and we Find ourselves like lost souls In a jungle of desire Up against the slippery slopes And the muddy pools so dire Our youths splash in … Continue reading →

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ELephant Leather

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Rex Tyler

it really is a sick world we inhabit At this time The skin of many animals Thought to be divine By some who want their custom cars Bags and belts and shoes And they choose the distressed durable leathers Here … Continue reading →

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A message from Emma

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Rex Tyler

I rose through the dust On raggedy legs To be one of them For I knew They called me Emma That was my name And now all that I had to do Was get up with their help Their energy … Continue reading →

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Emily’s baby

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Emily’s baby It’s birth caught on camera The stresses the strain The joy and the pain And friends in the parlour again The difference between Wild creation The elephant clan and us all When a baby is born It becomes … Continue reading →

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Subjugation

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Cruelty that’s what comes out of this Violence and evil and wrong Temples and monks all are changing And elephants that do not belong In chains with mahouts and long sticks And the fear Poor broken spirited souls The biggest … Continue reading →

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Poor baby

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Rex Tyler

A laborious insult For a baby to take It’s mother is missing And thus for its sake It’s frightened and woeful Of why it should be Left on its own and tied to a tree What kind of message Do … Continue reading →

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The silent scream

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Rex Tyler

In India the majestic souls Are tortured beyond belief Lousy owners angry mahouts They just get no relief From anger and frustration Metered out each day Temples are no place for the wild Elephants some say And those that say … Continue reading →

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GURUVAYER temple and its elephants

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Its appears situations have come to a head Elephants seemingly ended up dead Tortured and left in a most parlous state Living in conditions worsening of late Some with broken limbs then chained Badly and Left in their own mess … Continue reading →

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Satou

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Satou was a loner And an isolated soul Without a name for most of his life Though clearly in control Of what he did and where he went He was very much alone He had his own identity And the … Continue reading →

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Elephant slave in the timber moving business

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Rex Tyler

The absurdity of expecting an Elephant To drag Timber tree trunks up a steep incline I watch them flag Drawing in deep draughts of air And pulling for all they are worth Sliding on the muddy bank backwards Through the … Continue reading →

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Bush meat what it is and what we can do about it

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Rex Tyler

Its everywhere The hunt is on 1 billion dollars around the world Perhaps 5 million tonnes per year Wild animals it seems appear On the table Its got to be A vile exposure actually Elephants Gorillas the Chimpanzee All kinds … Continue reading →

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