they stand tall in 5-6 br infact taller than most of us br this difference in wordly pomp is so pronounced br with swift feet and long beaks for mouth br they move lightly and convince swiftly br they speak in isms which only they understand br we stand afar and gaze in awe br not for anything but their wealth br and the fact that thay may be dangerous br a strike with their mouth can rip off an arm br br but ostriches are not clever animals br their eyes are bigger than their brain br they put their head in large houses their cubby hole br behind closed doors and gigantic wallls br walking guards and menancing dogs br they think they are hidden from us br they think no one sees them br as they put their head in the sand br leaving their torso decollete for us to viewbr br hamid kareembr br