The Giant E. Verses the Little Bitty B. Debacle
Or…Two Arguing Argue-nots
By: Dan’l McILhenny
“We shouldn’t argue!” said the red billed bird
...We’re different as any true friends ought to be
You’re an elephant with your own point of view,
A marvel of nature made perfectly
And I can see you're troubled too
Perhaps if I fly away ~ we can work this out another day”
“No...please stay!” the elephant sighed
...Don’t you see the tears welling in my eyes
It’s not that I’m so sensitive beneath my thickened skin,
But, how can an elephant ever win?”
Debate, debate, debate, debate - that’s all we seem to do
Since we joined the Argue-nots
The jokes on me and you”
“So let us agree” the red billed bird replied
We’ll toss our unhappiness into the fray
We’ll quit the darned Argue-nots - who needs ‘em anyway?”
“Yeah, let them stack their pro’s and con’s on someone else's turf
Let’s head for the ocean - I’d really love to surf”
The red-billed Oxpecker