Dear Sir Roly-Poly,
I thank you for your inquiry
about your pedigree.
Regretfully, appearances
belie your family tree.
I’ve turned most every leaf and stone.
My research seems to say—
you’re not a bug at all! Not
in the ‘insect’ sort of way.
Instead you are crustacean!
(Your kin are water-bound,
so how you came to live on land—
that fact I’ve not yet found.)
Some further facts are needed. More
ancestry should be followed.
But meanwhile I should caution you—
don’t let yourself be swallowed.
Your rolling-up ability
(that ‘conglobation’ skill)
Could cause some sickly creature to
mistake you for a pill.
Sincerely,
Professor O. Possum
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"Conglobation"? Methinks someone is preparing for a new bout of March Madness! Seriously, though, this is fantastic, Damon. It's great when a poem can make you smile, laugh, and even learn a little something too.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts, exactly Michelle. Good one, Damon. Best wishes with March Madness!
DeleteCan you see me smiling from NH! This is a ray of sunshine in a world of snow.
ReplyDeleteWow, informative AND a good story -- great job, Damon! And conglobulation is my new favorite word!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular! Thanks for sharing it here, Damon.
ReplyDeleteFantastic!!! I smiled all the way through. Your Sir Roly-Poly is simply swonderful! And also a favorite insect of mine.
ReplyDeleteLove it, Damon! What a fun poem to read aloud too! Thanks, as always, Michelle!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading! Loved this inse...ooops! crustacean since I was a kiddo.
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