Sluggishly Different

Enough of golden daffodils, romance and paths not taken Let's lend poetic airing to a subject quite forsaken. An opportunity's emerged to give a little plug To that much lambasted creature called the common garden slug. Though snails have stirred the poets' muse on many an occasion, The slug has been subjected to a poesy evasion. No poet worth his salt would waste much time on this intruder; A slimy, homeless gastropod and shameless gunge exuder, Repellent garden wrecker with a squirming gloopy tail Which lathers lubrication in a sticky winding trail. But just to be contrary have you ever stopped to think How an absence of these creatures would create a mighty stink? They go about their business eating signs of plant decay And help the ecosystem in a beneficial way. The hedgehogs, frogs and badgers, salamanders birds and shrews Would view their disappearance as quite catastrophic news. So next time you are tempted to dismiss them as a pest Take pity on the homeless and give naked slugs a rest! 20.05.20 And Now For Something Completely Different Poetry Contest Sponsored by John Lawless