wisdoms
of the ostrich who couldn’t walk
at the Reteti Reserve in Northern Kenya
until the Samburu keepers
added their paces to his.
Long’uro the elephant
lost a portion of his trunk
when he fell in a cistern as a baby.
He learned to eat like a cow.
The orphan Lentile won’t
stay around long at Reteti.
Release comes soon
among these reticulated.
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Images of accommodations in the animal world. thx for sharing
I love learning a new word. reticulate
Adapting among mammals is a remarkable study. I did dog rescue for 12 years, and more than one “tripod” fostered with me. Actually, I’d like to see more animals at Reteti, and what is the animal in the last stanza?
There’s a movement in academica for “disability studies,” but it’s completely out of touch with the realities which you provide in your poem. Thank you!
I love the work the title does here, Vickie