<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367498" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Safe Crossing</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The elephant was very hot and needed to cool down.<br>The water's edge was very soft, like clay and muddy brown.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The creature comforts looked divine beneath the boiling sun<br>And so he chose not to decline and start to have some fun! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The water welcomed one and all, to visit anytime.<br>As if to say, no need to stall... I'm here and it's sublime...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But danger, still, was ever near, as others rightly know.<br>For some are known to disappear! They simply come... and go.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The elephant has giant eyes, enough to see what's what<br>And yet temptation leads to sighs, especially when hot...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The gentle giant waded in, upto his trunk and more...<br>He swam across, with cheerful grin, to reach the other shore...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A lot can happen in a month, with many things to learn! <br>So he raised his trunk in triumph! Rejoicing in his turn! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The sun still shone, the heat endured, yet he was cooler now...<br>He felt elated, self-assured, revitalized somehow...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Safe crossing isn't guaranteed, yet when some find success, <br>It's great to see they can proceed and find new happiness! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I'm far too scared! I'm filled with fear! I'm not exactly brave! <br>I think I'll stay safe... over here. I'm not too keen to bathe...</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I'll find some shade beneath a tree... Let others splash around.<br>Safe crossing! Great! But not for me! I'm staying on firm ground! </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>The poem is based on the magnificent painting<br>by Stephen Gayford called 'Safe Crossing'.</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=367498" data-title="Safe Crossing de Denis Martindale" data-description="The elephant was very hot and needed to cool down. The water's edge was very soft, like clay and muddy brown. The creature comforts looked divine beneath the boiling sun And so he chose not to decline and start to have some fun! The water welco..."></div> </div> </div>

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