The elephant, the huge old beast, is slow to mate; he finds a female, they show no haste they wait for the sympathy in their vast shy hearts slowly, slowly to rouse as they loiter along the river-bed and drink and browse and dash in panic through the brake of forest with the herd, and sleep in massive silence, and wake together, without a word.
So slowly the great hot elephant hearts grow full of desire, and the great beasts mate in secret at last, hiding their fire.
Oldest they are and the wisest of beasts so they know at last how to wait for the loneliest of feast for the full repast.
They do not snatch, they do not tear; their massive blood moves as the moon-tides, near, more near till they touch in flood. ~
2 responses to “The Elephant Is Slow To Mate”
Maybe we can learn from the Elephant that it never forgets and once it meets its soul mate its forever and evermore Amen 🙏’s to gain greater understanding of God and his creation Shalom 💫
GOD created animals to keep us companions on earth’s soil. And to educate us about how to live together in peace and harmony.