Mechanical machines


We came across an elephant
The day we went to Nantes.
He was giving people rides, parents
Children, uncles and aunts.
His trunk was squirting water
At any-one nearby
Little children screaming, some begin to cry.
We saw other creatures too
It was a bit like a zoo.
We saw children on a roundabout
On the backs of scary creatures
Animals and birds with strange features.
Soon it was time to go
We will never forget this spectacular show.

— Gilian Reid