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“I think we may be family,” was whispered in his ear,
but he couldn’t see who said it, though he looked both far and near.
Again that small voice spoke to him. “We share a family name,
although as the biggest, you possess most of the fame.”
Thus did the massive elephant notice for the first time
the tiniest of animals who’d finished its long climb
from the dirt so far below up to his mighty ear.
From foot to knee to shoulder, it had climbed in spite of fear
that one great flinch might cast it from the air down to the ground.
Yet still it journeyed upwards, driven to expound
on how great an irony, surely it must be,
that this small “ant” and the eleph”ant” must be family!
NaPoWriMo 2018, Day 9: write a poem in which something big and something small come together.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Wonderful. Hope the finger is better. It is not impeding the intellectual flow, obviously.
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A little easier to type today. Yesterday there were a lot of typos to deal with.
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This is adorable. A much needed smile this morning. The rhythm and rhyme fit the playful tone of the poem so well too. =)
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Sometimes it is necessary to stretch a prompt as far as it will go.. ha.
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Very sweet indeed!
Smiley am I after reading this
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This is so lighthearted and fun! I needed some lighthearted today.
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Happy to oblige.
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Now I’m feeling guilty about wiping out all my ants. But you see — I’m NOT an elly-f-ant. I’m just a hew-mant.
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ha
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Haha! This is wonderful! I read all the way to the end before I understood the connection between the ant and the elephant (same last name), despite all your clues!!!
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Well spotted relatives!
My poem involves big dreams and small realities:
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Cute.
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Moving, clever and precious. I’d re-blog if that were an option.
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