Recently my mom sent me this link to a collection of “higgledy piggledy” (or “double dactyl”) poems. These poems are a bit like limericks, in that they are short, catchy, and usually silly. Since several of the poems were science-y, I thought I’d write some zoologically themed ones of my own. (I didn’t follow the form perfectly, but I did my best.)
Also: fear not, this does not mark the beginning of this becoming Katie’s Nature Poetry Blog. Tough Little Birds’ regular scientific programming will resume shortly.
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Chrysopelea
High-soaring leglessness
floating through canopy:
fast transportation with
no way to brake.
Aerodynamically
he’s a mere glider but
anyway we say he’s
“flying,” this snake.
