<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=366920" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>African Giant</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Across the plains of Africa, elephants come and go, <br>There lives this mighty superstar, that most have come to know.<br>This is no small thing you can pet or treat as if a child...<br>For he's as tall as you can get and sometimes he gets wild! <br>If he runs at you all at once, don't stand there, waiting, friend! <br>Don't wave to him and act the dunce, for soon, your life will end! <br>This creature's one you won't forget! He'll dance upon your grave! <br>To run away, that's your best bet, if your life you would save! <br>African giant, please stay there! Let's keep things peaceful now.<br>You're big enough to show some care, to let me live somehow...<br>I won't approach your giant frame or challenge you to fight...<br>Let common wisdom be our aim and please, let's stay polite! <br>The plains are big enough for us... The sun is way too hot...<br>And running's such an awful fuss and in the end, for what? <br>You'd be upset! I'd be upset! And each would look the fool...<br>No need for us to build a sweat... Let's choose to play it cool.<br>Relax! Calm down! OK, alright! Breathe in and out. That's good.<br>You're doing great! It's out of sight. You see, I knew you could! <br>I'm not the kind to hurt a fly... Let's settle down, OK? <br>Let's watch each moment pass us by... Let's both enjoy the day...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting <br>by Stephen Gayford called 'African Giant'.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Denis+Martindale">Denis Martindale</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=366920" data-title="African Giant de Denis Martindale" data-description="Across the plains of Africa, elephants come and go, There lives this mighty superstar, that most have come to know. This is no small thing you can pet or treat as if a child... For he's as tall as you can get and sometimes he gets wild! If he ru..."></div> </div> </div>

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