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Krill

Here I am...just a tiny Krill Alive and well, swimming still. I wasn't eaten like my buddy Hank Taken by a Beluga, before he went off to the tank. My only safety has been in our school One whale, however, can instantly reduce that pool. I always shudder at the thought of being eaten alive When all I want to do is swim and survive. But we Krill are so special in the food chain you see I don't know if I will see my hopes, or if they will die with me. I'd like to turn the tables on those whales just once See how they'd like it, if upon them I'd pounce. Oh, to be able to eat just one of those creatures To digest it then burp, as I enjoyed all its features. They are the biggest things I have ever seen And that's o'er all the earth, wherever I've been. You wouldn't think that such a tiny creature like me Would have to ever be ready to swim in a hurry. But you know, when I really think about it I see Just what the attraction is in a creature like me. We are small and quick and abundantly abound I suppose we are tasty, or they wouldn't be around. We know that we are just simple little Krill What we don't know is...when is the time for us to be killed.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 10/20/2010 8:49:00 AM
Congratulations Dan on your win in Nikko Palmario's contest "Yah for "K"!". Love, Carol
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Date: 10/20/2010 6:36:00 AM
I can picture a new James Bond feature 'A View to a Krill' - wonderful little story Daniel. Many congrats on your win in Nikko's contest >> James
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Date: 10/20/2010 4:11:00 AM
Daniel, congratulations to you on your win :) Wilma
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Date: 10/19/2010 9:30:00 PM
This is just beautiful Daniel. Many congratulations for this win.Love the line'we are small......abound'
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Date: 10/19/2010 8:07:00 PM
Hey, is this the most eaten fish in the world? I think I read that somewhere? Anyway, what a cute K word to write on!! congratulations. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 10/19/2010 3:07:00 PM
What a big poem from such a lttle subject. Congratulations on your nice win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 10/19/2010 12:45:00 PM
What an amusing poem!Congrats Daniel!take care~Deb
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Date: 10/19/2010 10:50:00 AM
congrats on your win in the contest with this adorable entry
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Date: 10/19/2010 9:41:00 AM
Congratulations Daniel on a well deserved win in the top 10. Agape, Moses
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Date: 10/19/2010 9:08:00 AM
Another indication of your creative soul..this was so cute and yet tugged at my heart. BG
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Date: 10/19/2010 7:56:00 AM
Oh, this is really captivating, Daniel. All God's creatures, great and small! Congratulations on your win. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 10/19/2010 7:19:00 AM
I really wouldn't have thought about writing about krill but you made it so interesting! Now I feel for these poor little things-- and I just enjoyed how you wrote it from the viewpoint of the krill-- congrats, Dan :) Enjoyed this much! -- nikko :)
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Date: 10/19/2010 7:11:00 AM
Congratulations on this well deserved win in the contetst, Daniel
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Date: 10/19/2010 6:03:00 AM
Congrats Dan on your big win in Nikko's K contest with this excellent entry luv.. enjoyed every line as always and u enjoy your sweet victory today with luv...my friend...
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Date: 9/28/2010 12:39:00 AM
very nice Dan. I'm glad someone didn't tell me to make a poem about Krill, but you pulled it off very well. Charles
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Date: 9/27/2010 4:18:00 PM
A hunch I have, that this is just what Nikko was looking for!! Delightful, and funny, and not a word we hear too often! Great job! :)
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Date: 9/27/2010 8:39:00 AM
WOW, A WONDERFUL POINT OF VIEW FROM A LITTLE KRILL, VERY INTERESTING, HAVE A BLESSED DAY*luv~SKAT
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Date: 9/27/2010 5:49:00 AM
makes me feel sorry for the krill.... not!! enjoyed reading your work it is well written!
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Date: 9/27/2010 5:11:00 AM
Very creative and interesting write on Krill, Daniel
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