Opossum Poems - Poems about Opossum

{This poem was entered but did not place in the ONLY 2025 POSTED POEMS CONTEST, judged on 1/21/2025}. This entry is for the Second Chance For Non Placement Poetry Contest _____________________________________ The Little Face I Was Born...Read the rest...

opossum lies in the street today I do not approach it right away like to keep myself safe said Fred these creatures often just play dead Wife said get a shovel and bury it! Fred did not want to, but...Read the rest...

They came to the porch every night To find their round bowls with delight The group- very sweet Would show up to eat And watching them was quite a sight! They were feral cats, wild and free And they got...Read the rest...

The Las Vegas Opossum Stew Ranch was an instant hit. “You have to try it! It is super! It makes you feel fit!” I ran to have a bowl, super excited to imbibe in the stuff. The line...Read the rest...

It is 4:55 a.m. The dogs are going crazy. I turn and see a wet opossum lying two feet away. Is the opossum dead? Should I pick it up? Not by the tail unless I wear gloves. Maybe I could...Read the rest...

Marvie tried not to have a big head, but after all. She was elegant, pretty, a living absolute doll. Her mother told her to stop being so smug. She sat down and ate a sweet tasting lady bug. She...Read the rest...

peace-keeping opossum with such an ugly pink tail rids your yard of mice and snakes a terrific mommy, she keeps her brood close often is not dead so do not get too close too fast...Read the rest...

tennessee opossum little critter on a tree fluffy yellow tail...Read the rest...

The raccoon was brazen Bold, devilishly handsome I fell in love quickly I know. Raccoons are no good for opossums But the heart wants who the heart wants. We met on a warm day in the throes of summer He was eating...Read the rest...

I once had a Manx who constantly primped; her white underbelly never sported one piece of grass or dirt. She kept so clean and fluffy that we’d no idea he’d had her backside chewed...Read the rest...

The opossum is eating the cat food on the porch this morning. I feel joy, because she has not been here for ages. I had seen an opossum carcass on the road, and I felt badly. Thinking it...Read the rest...

The opossum's on porch Slurping up tasty cat food Flips over, plays dead...Read the rest...

Non, hairy, haven, The momma possum’s bosom, Purse pouch vouches safe, For babies facing drama, Momma's death by car trauma! In Honor Of: Chris Aechtner & Contest: Sanctuary Baby opossums are so well protected in their mother's pouch that when she...Read the rest...

The Virginia Opossum has A funny little piggy nose. She keeps her babies in a pouch, And climbs with her opposing toes!...Read the rest...