How To Catch An Elephant Poem by Robert Sheridan

How To Catch An Elephant



Need a Passport
Buy a ticket to
Africa...
You’ll need – a
can of peas, a
carton of smokes,
and a shovel;
When you get to
your destination,
and with not any
frustration, pick
a spot – dig a
deep, wide hole;
open the can of
peas, line them
along the outside
of the hole; smoke
the cigarettes –
dump the ashes
into the hole,
wait patiently for
a pachyderm to
come along to
take a pea
(elephants love
peas) , then
kick it in the
ashhole – you’ve
got your pachyderm!

‘2008’

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