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 |  More poems for Promptly Poetry, stuffed into this book because I have reached my limit. |
| Alligators are ancient, eating machines that still survive. Baboons war with chimps, for bananas they’ll strive. Crocodiles don’t feel guilty, despite their tears. Dragon snakes can’t fly, nor use fire to spark fears. Eagles are agile raptors, ever eager birds of prey. Foxes are sneaky and steal chickens when you’re away. Giraffes make gaffes when they bend to drink. Hyenas are smart, though they practice groupthink. Impalas are not as fast as their namesake car, Jaguars jogging could catch them if they didn’t live far. Koalas are sleepy and tired of leaves. Llamas are sheared and their wool tied in sheaves. Myna birds are great mimics and repeat what you say. Nigerian dwarf goats are friendly and don’t get in the way. Ocelots are an awful lot to try to keep as a pet, Pigs seem nicer, but don’t go buy one just yet. Quail are quite tender, some people eat them. Raccoons wear a mask whenever you meet them. Snails are too slow, I don’t like to wait, Turtles also, have a plodding gait. Urials are gregarious and somewhat sheep-ish. Vultures hang around in a way that is creep-ish. Wombats are nocturnal, not good if you’re sleep-ish. X-ray fish are transparent and live in the deep-ish, Yaks have your back, they’re a kind of bovine, Zorses are horses and zebras combined. Written for "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2024-2025)"  Week 24 Prompt: The Alphabestiary, Poetry Form The Alphabestiary a type of Acrostic or more specifically an Alphabet poem, which dates back to Greece in the 2nd and 3rd centuries but truly came into its own in medieval England. There is no required line length, meter, or rhyme scheme. The only requirement is that each letter of the alphabet is described poetically as an animal or in human terms. |
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