Curtis Johnson Poet Verse

My Other Friends

Come, meet some of my good friends. 
These friends are rather diverse. 
They all spring from a different species. 
Presently, not all are alive today. 
Some of my other friends have moved away, 
but I have learned from them. 

The ANT taught me to listen. 
One CAT taught me how to be more grateful. 
Another CAT taught when to 'walk away'. 
Yet a third CAT insisted being paid. 
Animals are great teachers 
if we dare to observe them. 

Never asking me for food or water, 
a baby SPARROW accepted my help 
by flapping his wings and flying away. 

Trapped in a big spider's web, 
a YARDBUG was slow to move                                                                                                                                       
after I rescued him from spider's trap. 
The black widow lost his breakfast that day. 

The next year, I tried to rescue the bug. 
Then I spotted a SQUIRREL
that was stealing my pecans. 


 

 09042018PoSoupContest, Seven-Ten Poem, Emile Pinet
22 line verse, 190 syllables with line by line syllable sequence

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