My Animal Instincts

D-Don’t feed elephants, they’ll take over your room 
A-Avoid crocodile tears, they might also mushroom 
V-Visit your grand-mere she’s not a wolf in costume 
I-If you meet 3 pigs on the way, go home use zoom 
D-Don’t take me for a chicken, I came from a womb

By David Kavanagh
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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G  Avatar
April 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Aww I do wonder what I said first time around! I fear the depth was missed by the fun of the first name acrostic - revisit the acrostic David - just do it! Haha!
G  Avatar
April 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I'll look forward to it :)
Kavanagh  Avatar
April 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Haha, in a previous lifetime you had lots of fun stuff to say about this one, I think we got quite a thread going, I’ll see if anything comes to mind for an acrostic tomorrow! Cheers David
Koplin Avatar
August 19, 2023 at 7:34 PM
Awesome! Congrats on potd!!
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 20, 2023 at 1:43 AM
Good to see you back Mark, thank you so much, cheers David
Rodrigues Avatar
August 18, 2023 at 12:32 PM
Too funny! Congratulations on POTD!
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 18, 2023 at 3:21 PM
The things we do for fun, and ridicule Kim, but for POTD I’m not sure lol! Cheers David
Flood Avatar
August 15, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Puck, puck, puckooor…. So smart, love the chicken/womb reference… hmmm… what came first, the baby or the womb? Regret hadn’t spotted your POTD honour (I’ve been armpit deep in a poem that wouldn’t play ball) so congrats on that. Terry
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 16, 2023 at 12:55 AM
The baby and womb/chicken and egg scenario, truth is they evolved together, thank you so much stopping by, I shall be over later to check your armpits out lol, cheers David
Allison Avatar
August 14, 2023 at 10:45 AM
You sure made me lol David, belated congrats on POTD:-) hugs jan xx
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 14, 2023 at 12:28 PM
Hey my name is a serious matter Jan, not to be laughed at lol, thanks so much I think, cheers David
Mcintosh Avatar
August 13, 2023 at 4:51 PM
Wonderful - Congrats on POTD. God bless you. Love, Gina
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 14, 2023 at 7:53 AM
Thank you very much Gina, I’m delighted with the honour, cheers David
Andresen Avatar
August 13, 2023 at 10:46 AM
- Congratulations on your win, fun to read, David :) - hugs
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 13, 2023 at 12:41 PM
And thank you so much Anne-Lise for congrats, cheers David
Tor Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 11:03 PM
clever David big Congratulations on this wonderful Poetry of yours...
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 13, 2023 at 1:03 AM
Thank you Michael always good to hear from you, I hope you’re keeping well, cheers David
Lawrence Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 10:17 PM
Hysterical and so witty ! Big congratulations on POTD David . You rock ! Love your creativity. Susan :)
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 13, 2023 at 1:01 AM
Heya Susan, Sometimes our names hold little hidden messages and meanings, I serendipitously stumbled on a few fun ones here, thank you so much for kind comments, cheers David
Ray Choudhury Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 5:20 PM
Congratulations on your POTD, David, with this fun and wise poem. Marvellous Acrostic!
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 13, 2023 at 12:57 AM
Heya Mala, there’s a little bit of me in each line, just fun with an underlying message, thank you so much, cheers David
Rolland Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 2:54 PM
excellent and creative, thanks for the "fun" yann
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 13, 2023 at 12:53 AM
And thank you Yann, I’m delighted you stoped by, cheers David
Downing  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 11:16 AM
Congratulations on your POTD, David! So very cool :)
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 12:14 PM
Cool is good Akkina, have you been missing for a bit, great to see you back on the soup, cheers David
Sands Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 11:15 AM
Great POTD , David Comgratulations :)
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Thank you Heidi, I hope you’re doing well, cheers David
Faulkner Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 10:44 AM
A very cute acrostic, David, I too stay away from feeding elephants and wolves in costumes - congratulation on a well deserved potd~
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 12:02 PM
Heya Michelle, I’m not sure if it’s deserving of POTD, but it does spell my name and my attitude towards certain human behaviour in a cute way, thank you so much, cheers David
Anaya Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 8:10 AM
Congratulations on the POTD David! This one whimsical and provocative, lol visit with abuelita, wolves get a bad wrap in nursery rhymes. Fun fact: wolves just now making a come back in Calif. -hunted into extinction! I also thought doves poem top notch, surprised. I Am Anaya
Anaya Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 6:29 PM
Ha, I had the same thing happen with my Mother Nature poem. David that's sympatico of you, to dedicate poems to your father. We all should do more for our family members.:D Hoping that you are enjoying your Saturday.
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 9:12 AM
Heya Anaya! two many syllables in abuelita, so grand-mere fitted in perfect lol, I appreciate your endorsement of my doves poem and I will now dedicate it to Sinead and my Dad who died a young man, when Nothing compares to you was No1 in 1990, it being discarded was no surprise to me, Wolves are super creatures, and never dress up as grandparents, but perhaps dress as sheep sometimes, thank you for supportive comments, cheers David
Goldsmith Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 7:56 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. WOW!!! A very cute/fun write. Love It.... This would be fun printed off/framed/put on a wall. Have a blessed day/weekend writing away........
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 9:00 AM
I never thought of that Paula, it would be fun for all the David’s out there, you should try one for yourself, not a David, oh you know what I mean lol, thank you, cheers David
Fowler Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 7:50 AM
So creative and cute - and good advice! Congratulations David! :)
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 8:55 AM
Good to see you again Linda, yes there’s certainly advice here, may seem childish but is probably more relevant to grownups lol, thanks so much, cheers David
May Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 7:18 AM
A fun write, Congrats on POTD
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 8:50 AM
Thank you Joseph, the funniest part I’ve no clue how it got POTD, cheers David
Baker Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 7:05 AM
You have a very creative mind, David. Yeah!!! Congratulations on your POTD! Enjoy your special day of recognition, my friend. Bill
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 8:49 AM
A strange one for me Bill, but we gotta go with our muse on any given day, yours has served you well too, thanks so much, cheers David
Lane Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 6:42 AM
Your children's stories are allegories, parables in fairytales cleverly written. Life's lessons to be learned from outside a chicken coup. Congratulations, David, on your creation having been chosen as poem of the day.
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 9:25 AM
Well said Lin, and thank you! (Nothing else matters)
Lane Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 7:23 AM
Writing to justify our beliefs is more important to me than pondering the shortsighted thoughts of others who cannot begin to fathom the recesses we explore. Poems that are disregarded by one does not devalue our intent or delivery. I humbly thank you for the generous compliment you bestow on my poetry. Cheers to you, David.
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 7:02 AM
Well I certainly won’t argue with yourself and Dilly, who called this one, two top poets on the site with a standard I’ll never reach, thanks so much for endorsing this one in earlier comments, I believe my doves poem was better than this one, but got short shrift and an n/a, still it only served to justify what I already knew, cheers David
Kaufman Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 5:52 AM
LOL David and a hearty congratulations on this cute POTD. Enjoyed it. Nancy
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 6:17 AM
Heya Nancy, I’m nonplussed how I got POTD with this one, but I’ll take it, if with a pinch of salt lol, cheers David
Doll Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 5:37 AM
David, congratulations on POTD. Well deserved. Best Wishes~ Warren
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 6:15 AM
Heya Warren hope you’re keeping well, this is a strange one for POTD, thank you, cheers David
Gentile Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 5:14 AM
David, congratulations on your POTD honors! A very clever and fun poem penned here!! Enjoy your day!
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 6:12 AM
Good to see you Mike, glad you see the irony involved, thanks so much, cheers David
Pandit Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 5:06 AM
BIG congrats on POTD, David. Clever write--fun read! Enjoy your special day today.
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 5:11 AM
Thank you so much Vijay, I’m honestly delighted and bemused, cheers David
Kitchin Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 4:29 AM
David, a fun acrostic poem, congratulations on POTD!
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 12, 2023 at 4:33 AM
Heya Tania, fun interspaced with a few home truths lol, thank you for stopping by, cheers David
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