Poem of the Day: Scribbly Gum (by Douglas Florian)

It was so fun to meet Douglas Florian in person at TLA last week! He had the librarians in stitches with his wry and speedy recitations of his poems. Here’s one of my favorites from his newest collection, Poetrees (Beach Lane Books, 2010):

Scribbly Gum

The scribbly gum’s smooth gray bark
Has lines where larvae left their mark.
Their nibbling left a scribbly drawing–
A work of art by boring, gnawing.
From their munching, lunching, chewing–
Lovely woodcuts for the viewing.

–Douglas Florian, all rights reserved