The Parliament of Gods

‘That’s not my elephant’ bellowed Saturn from his throne He pointed his ringed finger At the spaghetti haired Olympian Jove ‘It’s his creation’, he shouted Jove rose from his jewelled chair And taking the hand of Goddess Ella Bent down and peered from the sky Pointing towards the tiny second graders He smiled and shook his locks Saturn seeing the tiny ones Riding the huge pachyderm Felt his anger abating And passed the bill of rights Onto Jove to create These magnificent beasts For the pure pleasure of seeing A little child smile with glee