“The leaves are green in the heat.”
“The leaves turn yellow as they age.”
“The necks are short.”
“The necks become long.”
“Giraffes go on. Giraffes sleep. Giraffes eat. Giraffes grow. Time goes on, giraffes come and go. The trees stay. The leaves stay. The rocks and the ground stay.”
“The necks are short.”
“The necks become long.”
“Running. Prancing. Dancing giraffe. Dancing leaves, and dancing grass. Spinning, running, tumbling about. Legs still short, neck still short. Running. Prancing. Dancing giraffe. Legs no longer short, neck no longer short. Walking. Sitting. Resting giraffe. That one sees more giraffes, legs and necks still short, running, prancing, dancing about. Happy giraffe. Calm giraffe. Peaceful giraffe. Content giraffe. Those ones see that one. Sad giraffe. Boring giraffe. Tired giraffe. On and on. Leaves fall about. Old giraffe, neck no longer strong. Those giraffes, no longer dancing. Together. Walking. Sitting. Resting giraffes. All giraffes. Necks short. Necks long. All giraffes happy. Those that sit and those that dance. Those with old necks and those with young. Running. Prancing. Dancing Giraffe.”
“Giraffe.”
“Acacia leaves.”
“Giraffe eats acacia leaves.”
“Ground.”
“Soil.”
“Giraffe becomes part of the soil.”
“Neck long. Neck short. Giraffe eats acacia leaves.”
“Neck long. Neck short. Giraffe becomes part of the soil.”
“There was one giraffe. His neck long. Time went on and his neck grew longer still.”
“There was another giraffe. Her neck long. Time went on and her neck grew longer still.”
“There were two giraffes. Now together. Together as the seasons went on. Together as the sun and moon rose and fell. Together as the trees grew. As the wind blew. As the leaves became plentiful. As the leaves became sparse. More time went by.”
“There were three giraffes. His neck short. Time went on and his neck grew long.”
“There were four giraffes. Her neck short. Time went on and her neck grew long.”
“Together, giraffes. Together through everything. The good, the bad, the cold, the warm. Giraffes together forevermore.”
“Giraffe. Gir-affe.”
“G. For gazing eyes that gaze long ways.”
“I. For idleness that leaves us calm.”
“R. For recitals of poetry that mean much.”
“A. For acacia leaves that are eaten.”
“F. For fur that covers us.”
“F. For fur that covers us.”
“E. For excitement that poetry brings us.”
“Giraffe. Gir-affe.”
“Giraffes with necks that are long. Giraffes that live quiet lives. Giraffes that make homes of mud and grass. Giraffes with legs long. Giraffes that embody all in giraffe.”
“Giraffe walked home.”
“Giraffe whose neck was just right.”
“Giraffe was happy.”
“As were giraffes with necks short and necks long. All giraffes together and happy. All giraffes that embody all in giraffe. All giraffes quiet and calm. No giraffes, no other giraffes at all.”
“Giraffe. Gir-affe.”
“G. For gazing eyes that gaze long ways.”
“I. For idleness that leaves us calm.”
“R. For recitals of poetry that mean much.”
“A. For acacia leaves that are eaten.”
“F. For fur that covers us.”
“F. For fur that covers us.”
“E. For excitement that poetry brings us.”
“Giraffe. Gir-affe.”
Rainbow Dash felt drool leaking from her mouth as she stared in a complete daze at the stage. The fugue her mind was in could not be understated and she was slightly worried about her brain melting and dripping out from her ears. What was even happening right now?
“Quite the variety of poems today. Some sad. Some happy. Do you have a favorite so far?” He Whose Neck Is Long asked her.
“Umm… I… the one that had the word running in it, maybe?” Rainbow answered.
He nodded. “This one enjoyed that one as well.”