Spider: Animal Poem #80

No insect is wiser than the spider
She is tricky with that very sticky web
You may think you are flying right by her
But before you know it you are stuck within her web!

That icky, sticky, silky, spider web
Is not the place you want to call your bed!
For it’s sticky, and it’s icky, and it’s tricky
Before you know it there’s a spider in that bed!

That spider web is truly beautiful
Miles of thread woven has a magic pull
But no matter if your life is plain or dull
It won’t get better in a web that’s magical!

For not all beauty is meant to be seen
And if you get stuck, you’ll know what I mean
A spider’s web is meant to catch dummies
And if a dummy, you’ll feel crummy and be yummy!

So do not be the very yummy fly!
Do not sing my dummy lullaby!
For no insect is wiser than a spider
The last words of the last great house-fly writer!

Frog: Animal Poem #79

On an early morning jog
I ran into a fog
As black as black gunpowder
And as thick as Boston chowder

I heard a lonely sob
My heart began to throb
For if the sound was from a slob
It was a very lovely slob!

I hastened up my jog
Ran straight into the bog
Fell over a big log
It hurt… so now I sobbed!

But then it came again
Resounding from that log
“Rib-bit” “Rib-bit” again!
Ripped my heart that “Rib-bit” sob!

The man of all my dreams
Was hiding near that log!
I could not see in foggy cream
So I snorted as a hog!

And that is when he came
Out hopping to my side
“Rib-bit”, “Rib-bit” again
My dream-man is a frog!

Mongoose: Animal Poem #78

The snakes are on the loose
So call on the mongoose
As she is quick and loose
She will give those snakes the boot!

For we all have to root
For the very brave mongoose
As she is strong and brave
We made mistakes, but she forgave!

Once, we birds were bad
It made the mongoose very sad
We were not quite honest
If not honest, what’s a promise?

Especially, with all she gives
And the way she bravely lives
So when those snakes came in
We were afraid--- how could we live!

Because to our friend, the mongoose
We told her a white lie
We told her we weren’t friends
So that for her we wouldn’t cry!

You know of what she does?
Fighting snakes for us?
If the snakes someday defeat her
We break to teary rivers!

But when the snakes came in
We were sad of what we said!
For though we love our buddy
Snakes eat birds like us in bed!

But of course, our mongoose came
She forgave to save our butts
And though we couldn’t believe it
She kicked all those bad snakes’ butts!

She said “no sir!” to a cobra
And then bit him on the head
She said “bye sir!” to a viper
And then bit his tail bright red!

She said “hi you” to my friend
And hugged him really tight
She said “howdy” and hugged me
So that my face burned reddish bright!

For one can give and give
And be strong and be real brave
But until one can forgive
One cannot be mongoose brave!

Wallaby: Animal Poem #77

Everybody wants to be the wallaby
Hopping free! Hopping everywhere!
Hop with me! Hop with me! The wallaby!
Hop with me as we hop everywhere!

Hop with me across the sunny prairie
Hop with me up to the billabong
Hop with me to trees of singing fairywrens
Hop with me to greet the currawong!

Hop a little hope like a wallaby!
Hopping free! Hopping everywhere!
Learn how to cope like a wallaby
By hopping with your friends everywhere!

Hop Hop Hop like the wallaby!
Hop Hop Hop until you’re free
Hop Hop Hop like the wallaby!
Hop the Wallaby and be silly!

Everybody wants to be the wallaby
Hopping free! Hopping everywhere!
Hop with me! Hop with me! The wallaby!
Hop with me as though you couldn’t care!

Hop a little hope like the wallaby
Bring the fairywrens and currawong!
Hop a little love like the wallaby
Hop until you have a hop-along!

Gazelle: Animal Poem #76

All is well with the happy gazelles
They’re amazing when they’re grazing
The grass they eat; new friends they meet
All is well when life’s amazing!

But when one comes
It’s on the run!
It’s hungry cheetah racing!
For they have speed
And gazelles they need
It’s not racing— it’s more like chasing!

They twist and turn
Each step they earn
Some space to win this race!
For cheetahs are fast
And they close fast
It’s not good to finish last!

But all is well with this gazelle
For she has all the speed she needs
And that cheetah is pooped
That turn had him duped
And his pups are now complaining!

For the chase is done
The gazelle has won
And it’s back to lazy grazing
For all is well
With the happy gazelles
When life is just amazing!

Honey Bee: Animal Poem #75

If you eat too many sweets you will fart
So be just like the sunny, honey bee
Who is sweet, but also very smart
She uses all those sweets to make honey!

For a day is always sweet and sunny
When filled with the joy of sweet honey
For if your nose is stuffy or it’s runny
There’s no cure like the taste of sweet honey!

Honey is the sticky, sunny glee
Put honey in the middle of your tea
Add honey to whatever when you’re hungry
And you might be as happy as can be!

For if you want to be as happy as a bee
Or as sweet as the sunny, honey bee
You’re not smarting from doing too much farting
And you’re not crying when from sweets you’re departing!

Instead, you regard sweets as a treat
And you share sweets with the people you meet
And these sweets make you act very sweet
As sweet as a sunny, honey bee!

As no one is as sunny as the sunny, honey bee
No one is as funny or as sunny as that bee!
So get yourself some honey, and act like a honey bee
And if you’re still farting, hope that buzz is not smelly!

Identity

I am not afraid
To be who I am
I am who God has made
I am Love. Amen.