Packing Up Her Trunk

In Argentina, Mara

Lived a sad and lonely life,

Crowded with unfriendly roommates,

Twenty years of constant strife.

She’s an elephant from Asia

Who was stuck inside a zoo

But the powers-that-be decided

There was something they could do.

So they took her on a road trip,

Days and many miles away,

To a sanctuary in Brazil

Where she could safely stay.

Now she’s found a friend in Rana

And they’ve formed a touching bond.

It’s a tale like Cinderella,

Altered by a magic wand.

In the midst of a pandemic

It’s uplifting just to hear

Of the type of happy ending

That I feared would disappear.