Life Imitates Poetry, Pachyderm Dept.

[beamjockey]

Associated Press report:

The huge bull elephant had a long history of raiding villagers' crops during the harvest, sometimes wiping out six months of income at a time. But this time a mobile phone card inserted in his collar sent rangers a text message. Lesowapir, an armed guard and a driver arrived in a jeep bristling with spotlights to frighten

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One of the few poems I can still recite from memory

[robin_june]

Published originally in "Tirra Lirra! Rhymes Old and New," (i.e., many more where that came from).

Laura Richards was Julia Ward Howe's granddaughter. ("Battle Hymn of the Republic")

[maiac]

I saw that news report, but didn't think of that poem -- and it's one of my favorites!

[summers_place]

OMG, I hadn't thought of that poem in ages, but it was a favorite of mine as a child. Thanks for the memories!

[wcg]

I memorized that poem when I was in the 2nd grade, and I've been reciting it ever since.

[kip_w]

It might have been third grade for me, but once you've memorized that poem, it stays with you.