Distant Cousins
David J Walker
You may not remember
the dinosaurs
Roaming our backyard
Jurassic park
Hiding in lilacs
Crushing the petunias and
Easting the tops off our trees
Mother, not pleased,
was mad while
Dad was glad to not have to
Mow the grass ever again
Brother was older and had to
Scoop the dinosaur poop
Into a very big baggie
Sister was crying because
there were no flying unicorns
in the herd
Do you believe what you’ve heard
that dinosaurs
And birds are distant cousins?