Corinne Morton taught her 6th Grade Science classes in Ithaca, NY (USA) about the plight of elephants in the wild and captivity. Inspired by The Eyes of Thailand trailer, three students wrote poems about Thai elephants. Below is the second poem:
A Thailand Elephant
by Jaina Swanhart age 11, Boynton Middle School
This elephant here
Was taken from his mother
Never got to roam free
And feel secure as elephants do with one another
Dreaming, hoping to find a way home
Away from his mom, it is so severe
Whips, chains and illegal logging
From a small soulful eye drops a swift tear
Shredded leg, what now?
Stepping on explosive mines
Standing on three feeling despair
It is only a matter of time
In his captivity a lady looks
Kids around him, he’s being teased
Runs and runs to fine Mahout
She thinks, can I buy him please?
She’s rescues him, finally free
Knowing where to take him
He follows her lead
To the elephant hospital, to a new limb
Eating with other elephants
Here he finds his mother
Walking, talking, catching up
A feeling like no other
There’s a devoted vet
He loves and cherishes her
Giving him a new hope in life
He wishes others fate were similar
Please tune in next week for the third poem…
-Windy Borman
Producer, Director and Writer, The Eyes of Thailand
