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Written by: Jon A Cavanaugh

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The Ostrich

What a curious bird
The ostrich
That when scared
Holds itself hostage
By burying its head
Within the ground
A myth of course
That some propound
It actually lies
prostrate and still
In either case
An easy kill

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harry horsman

Date: 12/9/2012 3:37:00 AM

love a poem that is both interesting, and one does learn from it, this does both, enjoyed...

Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/9/2012 6:34:00 AM

Thank you harry

kathryn collins

Date: 12/7/2012 8:01:00 AM

Nice Jon. You gotta love an ostrich and I can see you do. love, Kathyl

Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/7/2012 10:22:00 PM

Thank you Kathy

Jack Ellison

Date: 12/7/2012 6:38:00 AM

A curious bird indeed... where did that myth originate? Charming wee poem, my friend! LOL

Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/7/2012 10:28:00 PM

Thank you Jack

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/6/2012 9:30:00 PM

do you have lots of these animal poems. I just LOVE this kind of poetry!!! (I also was impressed by the thing Ilene mentions below my comment)

Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/6/2012 10:00:00 PM

Rhyming animal poems are my very favorite type of poetry. My favorite poet is Ogden Nash. If you get a chance read his book "Under Water with Ogden Nash" It's a short book and very entertaining. Sending you soup mail

ilene bauer

Date: 12/6/2012 7:24:00 PM

ha! rhyming "ostrich" and "hostage" is pretty clever! wonderful ending, too!

Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/6/2012 9:45:00 PM

Thank you ilene. I took some poetic liberties. The Ostrich will run if it can. Though there are times when it does lie down. I chose the later because it makes for a much more humorous ending. Thanks for stopping by and for you wonderful comment.

Duke Beaufort

Date: 12/6/2012 5:23:00 PM

Jon, This is a lot of fun. That's an interesting point of view on the last line. It was unexpected.

Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/6/2012 9:35:00 PM

Thank you for your wonderful comment.

Joseph May

Date: 12/6/2012 12:45:00 PM

nice write Jon...

Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/6/2012 9:33:00 PM

Thank you Joseph

Kaye Locke

Date: 12/6/2012 9:25:00 AM

hehee...great stuff! bw K

Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/6/2012 10:19:00 AM

Thank you Kaye

The Situation

Date: 12/6/2012 8:18:00 AM

I have never seen this.

Jon A Cavanaugh Date: 12/6/2012 10:14:00 AM

Actually their first instinct is to run. They are very fast runners so in many cases they get away. They'll only lie flat on the ground as a last resort. I've not seen this either. I have only read about it.