Category Archives: Elephants

27/5/2020 Ethiopia

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Rex Tyler

The spitefulness and malignancy Of men described as poachers Hunters without license Vicious callous creeps Mercenary vileness TheyKilled 6 beautiful elephants One after the other The whirlwind that it reaps And what it is is the Ivory Trade China and … Continue reading →

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Kerala killing

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Since my poem of the other day the poor elephant that died After  eating a pineapple stuffed with fireworks and inside its poor mouth it exploded and so damaged her jaw and we hear she died by choking But it … Continue reading →

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She Trusted the people

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A fifteen year old pregnant Elephant Known to trust and be In the Silent Valley In Kerala my plea The Indians who live their Your evil incendiary Leaving traps around the place These gifted souls They be Desperate she was … Continue reading →

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Southern Africa and its horrible trade with China

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Animals and China what they eat and kill ignorance is commonplace The  blood that many spill  in their own lives Meat Eaters,, Fish Eaters and the rest buying corporation foods is simply not the  best   China sees the elephant … Continue reading →

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Elephant hunting in Africa

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Rex Tyler

I fail to see the difference as to why some countries do allow their gifted animals to be shot and killed   the  view we can make some money its a business after all and those who conduct these organisations should … Continue reading →

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“NYAH”and “KALINA”

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Rex Tyler

It is my feeling ZOO’s will never Take the place of wildness Our arrogance does sever The natural life of animals Lack of exercise Lack of foraged wildness We must not believe their lies Elephants the largest pachyderms alive today … Continue reading →

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Captivity

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A state of expectation Of wildness and of freedom All that pent up suppressed need Unfulfilled and lost A prisoner who never committed any crimes But just was locked up anyway Just a sign of the times Resigned to the … Continue reading →

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German circus the worst of two worlds

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Rex Tyler

The evil eyes are everywhere In Reutlingen today They call themselves a circus With animals that pay A high price to just to be there Five elephants by name BETTY NANDA TONGA KIMBA AND MAMBO They inflame every sensitivity For … Continue reading →

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Secretive savagery

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Rex Tyler

There is one true angel Of mammalian descent Perhaps the true vegan Who shares its consent At the meadows of sea grass Where sparseness is true In those hollows of greenery Dugongs do chew Secretive long lived Thoughtful they be … Continue reading →

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Pachyderms do suffer greatly ( so listen to them more)

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Rex Tyler

13 feet high 7000 kilos imagine that now if you will Sure some are smaller But still such great weight On four massive legs It’s wrong to conflate Size with true strength Power with big size We inexcusably don’t realise … Continue reading →

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Oil palm arrogance

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Mismanaging the environment Refraining to see The enlightenment of what is creation Which now be Evident in forests Now put to wrong use Maladministration Leading to abuse Oil palm a misnomer Violence one can say Destruction of an eco system … Continue reading →

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Zimbabwe and the drought

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Africa is drying up And heat is on the rise The land is like a desert Parched and is where those with eyes To see the land so desiccated Cry into their soul Elephants are falling on their knees Out … Continue reading →

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Chang Puak Camp Zoo THAILAND

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Ignorance is an issue At this established zoo An no appreciation for what They all should do Clearly there’s crass ignorance And a lack of education Shallow and superficial And letting down the Nation Thailand deserves better By a long … Continue reading →

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“MYAN PRINCE”

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Unenlightenment prevailing Crass ignorance pertaining The empty headed half baked fools Unscholarly unread Suffering tunnel vision Unqualified and shallow Too many temple wallers Seemingly are led Back into their darkness Artless in the way They comprehend a incident And make … Continue reading →

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Pachyderms lament

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Rex Tyler

We are really up against it Walking as we do Where accidents with trains Are constant and a clue The virtue of our being In places where we must Cross railways in our passage Just victims in the dust The … Continue reading →

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Elephants up against villagers

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Territory Living space India like every other country we See conflict with the people with the wild life Thereabouts One man who holds a camera can see And show the world at large the sort of loathing The ill feeling … Continue reading →

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Baby elephants

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Zimbabwe you are better Than what we now do see Selling baby elephants to CHINA Yes you be Selfish and very ignorant babies need to be With their mothers as you know For years yes and at least three And … Continue reading →

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Elephant Polo

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Where is the mentality Or the reasoning power We need a stream of consciousness For without it, it feels sour A dose instead of mindlessness A much more vacuous view For elephants to play Polo It’s not what animals do … Continue reading →

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Pachyderms up against it

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Despite our glorious stature Our powerful constancy Some men believe they have the upper hand But memory We have, and hold forever That is what we do And being beaten and injured By all the so called crew The mahouts … Continue reading →

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A elephant in distress

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Wildness has its advantages But injuries can be Life threatening we know this And inevitably Some of us see the angels Men and women who Devote their lives to caring And one such case thats true Happened in Zimbabwe An … Continue reading →

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PINNAWALA OPEN ZOO

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Rex Tyler

It’s been opened only four years It is an open zoo Still under construction That much it seems is true It is known as an orphanage But really that’s misleading The elephants there are prisoners And therefore I am reading … Continue reading →

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“Yai bua and Dok Geaw

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The old gal was a century or more A life so long Packed with many a struggle Much of it so wrong She was in the trekking Giving rides to those Tourists who could walk Their lazy arses off But … Continue reading →

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Ran amok

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Rex Tyler

At some Buddhist Pageant In Sri Lanka so I hear An elephant has run amok It’s was very clear It had been painted different colours And dressed up like a clown in all it’s foul regalia walking through the town … Continue reading →

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Big game hunters

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Rex Tyler

An experienced big game hunter And his friend are on a hunt In Zimbabwe after trophies And apparently the brunt Of what is now the mystery That despite their knowledge They Were charged by two wild elephants And shot them … Continue reading →

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Baby breakups poor little elephants

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Such ignorance such selfishness Zimbabwe what to do You were gifted pachyderms To live their whole life through A so so social being Intellectual suicide Where is your lateral thinking Telepathy aside A baby needs it’s mother Deep thought and … Continue reading →

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Elephant day at the Zoo

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Zoo’s are not the answer They are prison for the crime Of wanting to have freedom And there really is no rhyme Or reason to imprison them To educate our young Trying to make a profit And remain unsung Wild … Continue reading →

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Zimbabwe’s cruelty knows no bounds

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Contrary to any reason Gifted souls we see Are unlawfully captured To be exported tragically Little baby elephants Stolen from their mums Sold to the highest bidder Really just for crumbs No respect whatsoever Unreasoned all the way Unsound and … Continue reading →

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ZIGGY the elephant ASIA/chicago

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Rex Tyler

BORN 1917 died 27/10/1975 Born in Asia named after Flo Ziegfeld The great American impresario Who bought him from John Ringling In 1920 and Wanted him as a birthday gift For his daughter understand A six year old And and … Continue reading →

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It’s over

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Without knowing the meaning Of joy we experience Life with our mothers Idyllic it was But So many changes And Humiliation Come to the family And it is because Humans continue To search in our homelands Our vulnerability Seemingly sets … Continue reading →

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Two broken legs

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Zoo’s are there primarily To make money Thats the way And working with young animals And others on display Are clearly far from wildness In captivity Away from family members Which is contradictory To how they should be treated With … Continue reading →

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