Ode To Ringtail Lemurs
...Ringtail lemurs in Madagascar
Do not travel alone or very far
They hunt in groups, close to the ground.
Seen by few, but quite easily found
Ringtail lemurs weighing less than five pound
Runnin...
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Categories:
ringtail, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
What Was That
...What was that?
My husband and I look at each other
It looked like a hybrid
Part raccoon, part cat
Possibly weasel
It ran right out in front of us
I look up Ringtail Weasel
There is such an ani...
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Categories:
ringtail, animal,
Form: Free verse
Spying On the Ring Tails
...There was a gang of ringtail weasels living down in the holler.
My mama knew it and said she would pay me a dollar
If I would go down and spy on them to find out their intent.
I told her I would d...
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Categories:
ringtail, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Song of the Evening
...SONG OF THE EVENING
In a lullaby song of the evening.
In the background a cricket sings,
corellas fly past, to their resting tree
high upon silhouette wings.
Red sky widens and covers the w...
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Categories:
ringtail, nature, peace, , Lullaby,
Form: Rhyme