Dr. Louis Pasternak Skullstench: Stealth Poet
Poetry Assignment #21: A Poem Based on Research
Rabbits Recycle!
They sniff hay
They chew it
They poop it
and then
They sniff at
their poop and
start over
again
I made you queasy? Excellent! Here’s a rabbit poem for you! They really eat their poop. Don’t you have a pet rabbit?
I don’t have a pet rabbit, but I have always enjoyed observing these lovely creatures in my yard when I’m gardening.
Until now.
First, I had to sit through Miss Sweetmallow reading Goldie’s poem about bats.
Honduran Tent Bats: Facts
by Goldie GranmotiWe’re teeny tiny
white and fluffy
bright and puffy
cloudsWe huddle on
these leafy spines
in cushy, straight-lined
crowdsWe chew the edges
bit by bit; then
there we sit
untilLeaf collapses
down around us
no rain’s found us
stillGreen umbrella
large leaf palm
keeps us calm
and drySo we stay fluffy,
puffy, bright…
and fly just right–
good-bye!
How could she take something true and cool and gross like bats and make them so…so…cute? That’s just wrong.
Then, I had to watch talent share practice.
Savanna hula-hooped and told jokes for two minutes. It was interesting.
For two seconds.
What a day.
2 Responses
My granddaughter is studying bats this year; she’ll love this! As for the rabbits! They also eat car wires! This “putrid poetry” is funny, Laura!
Whew–at first I read that as “cat wires.” I thought, huh? Thanks, Linda!