I happened on a tardigrade.
He told of places he had stayed,
and sadly sighed.
He spoke of the friends he had made,
and the times he'd been afraid,
and then he softly cried.
He'd lived in Antarctica and Spain,
the fiery desert and icy rain,
and neither froze nor fried.
He was old, in so much pain,
and asked, "why must I remain?"
before he finally died.
Categories:
tardigrade, animal, life,
Form: Rhyme
Of all creatures in the animal parade,
there's but one that each habitat does pervade.
It can live any place -
Antarctica or space.
Three cheers for the adaptable tardigrade!
Categories:
tardigrade, animal, silly,
Form: Limerick
Tardigrade
Consider the lowly Tardigrade
To survive any environment, it is tailor made
Commonly known as the water bear
This handsome creature can live any where
From underground to the vacuum of space
It is no threat to the human race
Unless, it mutates and does grow
Then it looks like it could be a ferocious foe
****modeled on Ogden Nash Style*****
Categories:
tardigrade, humorous,
Form: Ekphrasis
The name had left me in a moment of astonishment
and there was so much more to know of ‘Tardigrada’
Roly-poly moss piglets or chubby bears of the water
Death-defying wee manatees, living in worlds liquid
If one could slow right down to live so long, would I
go into hibernation, rise years later to resume living,
rage at the changes wrought, while I was a dreamer,
ache in longing, for loved ones, now dusting the sea...?
Denied perfect conditions, they hang on, suspended
Eden found, they'll die in two years, of well-lived life
(7/27/2020: '84 Kha Shing; Bethel)
Categories:
tardigrade, allusion,
Form: Free verse
Tardigrade in the Miniverse
Have you ever seen a Tardigrade?
I doubt it, they’re microscopically small.
Described as Moss Piglets or Water Bears,
Shortish and plump, certainly not tall.
They wouldn’t make very good pets,
But do look kind of cute under a ‘scope.
Mountains to Oceans, even in Space,
Extremist survivors able to cope.
Have you ever seen a Tardigrade?
An expedition on a miniscule crusade.
Written 15.7.19
Miniverse Contest
Sponsored by Nina
Categories:
tardigrade, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Behold the awesome water bear
A tiny puffy hero
Who floats beyond our atmosphere
At absolute near zero
A brave and fearless debonair
Who hardly needs to eat
Amoeba here, a dewdrop there
It's good to go tout suite
A boiling hot tub is just fine
For rest and relaxation
And catching a few tanning rays
Of cosmic radiation
Wherever its eight legs do go
It's always got it made
And sails the universe's flow
The mighty tardigrade
Categories:
tardigrade, adventure, animal, hero, nature,
Form: Ode