I Am Extinct

I am low to the ground, covered lizard, I will always be
I am not easy to catch, even more difficult to see.
I have not been around for ages, this pun thanks to ice.
If I do say so, and I do, my rounded back is very nice.

Forensic experts spent many years wiring bones to see 
What I looked like when I was alive, for the ice age truly scattered me.
My tail was my weapon, a mighty blade, tipped with big spikes.
Other dinosaurs stayed away from me and my vicious cousin, Tykes.

My favorite foods were brad-berry bushes, and lawns-cloth grass, 
Bushes as extinct as me, probably unknown as the Ice Age came up fast!
We did not have TV, we did not have a car, but we had a terrific life.
Spoiler alert to this riddle now, a sweet stegosaurus was my wife.
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C. Joshua  Avatar
December 6, 2018 at 12:01 PM
This is a terrific personification! Caren. "Extinct" speaking for herself. The first line stroke a sense of humility. I enjoyed it.
Krutsinger Avatar
December 6, 2018 at 3:37 PM
Thank you. I do admire humility.
Kiser Avatar
December 2, 2018 at 8:29 PM
Great personification; "stegosaurus", fabulous spoiler alert...adorable.
Krutsinger Avatar
December 2, 2018 at 9:59 PM
I love the stegosaurus; no idea why. he/she is my fav.
Smith Avatar
November 29, 2018 at 9:11 PM
Original and fun to read. sorry I have not dropped by for while. Regards David in NZ
Krutsinger Avatar
November 29, 2018 at 10:37 PM
Thank you David. Glad to see you.
Mcferran Avatar
November 29, 2018 at 10:22 AM
Well done (and I liked your "spoiler alert" on the last line)! ;)
Krutsinger Avatar
November 29, 2018 at 1:55 PM
I have a student who ends every single story which is outrageous and fun every time with a loud SPOILER ALERT. Is hilarious to me each time too.
Rodrigues Avatar
November 29, 2018 at 10:04 AM
Enjoyed!
Krutsinger Avatar
November 29, 2018 at 1:56 PM
Thank you Kim. This was for a particular contest.
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