Elegant sea cow
grazing sea grass. Benign beast;
habitat shrinking.
by Scooj
Tag: poem
Dung beetle
Unremarkable
until seen rolling boulders
of animal poo.
by Scooj
Red River Pig
Splendid fox-red coat
and the ears of a goblin;
beauty in the beast.
by Scooj
Whirligig beetle
Little black beetle
gyrating circular dance
pond life acrobat.
by Scooj
Thaw
.
Long snow-lined hedgerows
stand proud in the warming sun
seeing off winter.
.
by Scooj
Northern white rhinoceros
.
Farewell dear Sudan
your tough skin was not enough;
the end of the line.
.
by Scooj
- On the news that the last male northern white rhinoceros was put down yesterday he is survived by his daughter and granddaughter. His passing is a loss that is emblematic and the world will feel a little bit less complete. A sad day indeed.
Duck billed platypus
Extraordinary
eclectic cluster of the
Animal Kingdom.
by Scooj
Coelacanth
Most ancient order
of lobe-finned fish enwrapped
with thick scale armour.
by Scooj
Winter lingers
Reset the fireplace
mothballed until next winter
snow and ice return.
by Scooj
Spider crab
Spiny long legs and
decorated carapace;
harmless omnivore.
by Scooj
- Atlast, after years of looking, I have found another transposable animal name. The first was goose barnacle/barnacle goose, now I can add to it spider crab/crab spider. Phew.
