Another “song” from my elephant YA novel. Again, any comments on these songs are greatly appreciated. This one’s sung to an original tune by the elephants in my novel. Eventually I’ll get a decent mic and podcast this. For now, enjoy! Broken Promises I’ve shed my tears. My song is done. Through broken years. Betrayal’s ...
Another “song” from my elephant YA novel. Again, any comments on these songs are greatly appreciated. Like the others, it’s meant to be sung or chanted by the elephants in my novel, though it doesn’t have a tune. The Challenge The pulse of fire. Burns my blood. Blurs my sight. I fight. My control. Blistering ...
Another “song” from my elephant YA novel. Again, any comments on these songs are greatly appreciated. This one’s meant to be sung to the melody from “Amazing Grace” by the elephants in my novel. My Clan My Home We walk the path we make our road. My clan and I are free. Through season wet ...
Another “song” from my elephant YA novel. Again, any comments on these songs are greatly appreciated. This one’s meant to be chanted by the elephants in my novel. Song of Remembrance Here lie your bones my loved one gone. Even in death your scent is strong. Echo my ears your call I long. Until in ...
Another “song” from my elephant YA novel. Again, any comments on these songs are greatly appreciated. I don’t think this one is in the novel, but it doesn’t hurt to improve it. Like the others, it’s meant to be sung or chanted by the elephants in my novel. Tor-rhad’s Lessons In the midsummer heat. the ...
More songs from my YA novel Song of the Lost Clan. I didn’t have a tune in mind when I wrote this one either. Any advice on improving the lyrics would be useful. These songs are meant to be sung or chanted by the elephants in my novel. Splatter Mud Dance in the mud Dance ...
Another elephant song from my Young Adult novel, Song of the Lost Clan. Poetry isn’t my strongest area so please give feedback. This is meant to be sung or chanted, but I didn’t have a specific melody in mind when I wrote this. Shadow Tag Dodge away make your shadow sway. Bounce behind. In this ...
I’m very interested to hear any comments on these songs. Poetry is not my strongest area. Just keep in mind that they’re meant to be sung and the perspective is from an elephant. Hope Tale (Sung to the theme from Coccoon) When Elf Maf strikes, and lioness does prowl, and river pulls at me. I ...
Elephants need mental stimulation too. An elephant’s brain develops much like a human brain. They’re social animals who learn how to be elephants from their parents. Those elephants who grow up in captivity lean many behaviors from their human “parents.” Ever looking for ways to mentally occupy their young charges, humans have introduced elephants to ...
Increased ivory poaching and individual cases of captive elephant mistreatment aside, not all’s bad in the realm of humans vs elephants. Case in point, ElephantVoices reported that a baby elephant was rescued from a well on September 17, 2009 (see “Amboseli elephant baby stuck in well – and then to orphanage“). The locals reported that ...