This is a music video that I've been waiting months to see. A song from the 'World On Fire' album that was released last year that aims to raise awareness of the plight of animals.
It has its own intro & contains images that you might find upsetting.
Beneath the Savage Sun
Contrastingly, something else that's come to me recently is a poem from my childhood. I used to sit, read, & listen to stories from the 'Story Teller' collection from the early 1980's. Over the years I had sometimes recalled some of the words from this poem, although I got them wrong. 'Big as a house' & 'quiet as a mouse' (lol) I would say at times. Hearing this poem (correctly) again after all these years was a lot of fun!
It's interesting to think how children's stories might change in the future if humanity continues on its current path...
This poem is called
Oliphaunt.
I think it's power is a good match for the song above, I think it also makes a nice tribute to the elephant named 'Satao' (seen at 5:22 in the first video) who I imagine would have been a sight to behold. Sadly he didn't have the weaponry that he needed to defend himself in this world. I can't imagine that even an Oliphaunt, if such a thing existed, would have either!
Some good soul has also been kind enough to put the
Story Teller Collection online for everyone's enjoyment!
IFAW - International Fund for Animal Welfare