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a heron called punctual pete

would fly to his parents to eat,

and he would arrive

exactly at five–

not counting his head or his feet

–photo by me

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I know what it means when I see

A woodchuck way up in a tree:

He’s hiding up there

From a wolf or a bear–

But why is he pointing at me?

–Photo by me

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The heron’s a little obsessed

With those feathers displayed on his chest;

They’re used all the time

For wiping off slime

That’s exuded from each dinner guest.

–Photo by me

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The young swan was ridden with shame,

And his cruel mother’s words were to blame:

“You’re big and you’re dumb,

And that’s all you’ll become!”

And in time, that’s all he became.

–Photo by me

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a long-legged colt from fort worth

complained at the time of his birth

that there wasn’t much room

for his legs in the womb–

and i’m sure that his mother concurred

–edited photo by me

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there lives a young emu named joan

whose substance abuse is well-known

but don’t call her out

or she’ll babble about

how it’s everyone’s fault but her own

–photo by me

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I constructed a perch for my cat

with a carpeted ramp and a mat;

now most of the day

she’s out of my way

and I’m freed up to do this and that

–photo by me

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the young bearded dragon named mel

thinks his beard makes him macho as hell,

but it seems a bit weird

to think that of a beard

when your lady friend has one as well

–photo by me

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A snake slides out, lanky and lean,

With glinting eyes, evil and mean,

And that sinister grin–

Yet I know that his sin

Was just being born serpentine

–photo by me

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The vulture called ‘Old Rough & Ready’

Admitted his real name’s Eddy,

And laughing, I said,

“With those claws and that head,

You strike me as more of a Freddy.”

–Photo by me