Jack rabbit reached his peakAt the grand old age of threeLeaping past the other young bucksAscending the summit of hierarchyYet these heights weren’t high enough for young JackA propitious visionaryJack had a knack for selling dreamsTo the rest of the colonyHe imagined a life for his fluffleWith machines that would do all the workFrom the … Continue reading The Rabbit Trap
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Ladybird
The ladybird emerged from her pupaA day she’d awaited so longThe day she would finally take her placeIn the family to which she belongedFour stages of transformationpaved the way for this day:Egg into larva, larva to pupaNow her spots were on their wayShe came from an eight-spotted familyHer mum and her grandma and all those … Continue reading Ladybird
Duck
Duck waddled down the winding roadHope tucked under her wingA dream one dayshe’d see the seaHear how the water could singWaddling alongQuacking her songDuck and the open roadDuck met a drake on her journeyHe said,“come back to my pond with meThere’s dabbling delights for ducks like usOnly danger awaits at the sea.”Duck told the drake … Continue reading Duck
The richest man on Earth
I met a man in simple clothes walking down the street A smile upon his face, no shoes upon his feet He greeted me, arms open, and asked, ‘how do you do?’ I smiled bemused and said, ‘I’m fine thanks, how are you?’ He grinned conspiratorially and gave me a small wink ‘I’m the richest … Continue reading The richest man on Earth
The Gull
Foam meets stone and melts away, the gull gives a cry as she wheels overhead Pickings are slim and it’s been a long day, she’s aching for her bed She alights on a rock to bear witness to the vanishing of the light An evening ritual that brings her comfort before she turns in for … Continue reading The Gull
Red Kite
Red kite took flight to the highest of heights Her heart filled with awe at the wondrous sightsSpread out below her, a patchwork of greenThumbnails of oak twined with ribbons of streamsRivers and waterfalls frozen in placeShe breathed in the stillness and breathed out more spaceThe worries that gripped her when talons touched groundCouldn’t find … Continue reading Red Kite
The Reluctant Shaman
There was a reluctant shaman, an elephant was her guide She tried her best to deny it, but elephants are hard to hide A trunk would tap her on the shoulder when she was in the shower with the solution to a problem she’d been working on for hours A soft trumpet in the half … Continue reading The Reluctant Shaman
Hoverfly
I may look the part of predator, striped the colour of mean Wings that sound a warning. I’m avoided, seldom seen But this is all a defence to stop the things that would hurt me Look closer: I am just a fly, buzzing happily Flitting amongst flowers, spreading pollen as wide as I can A … Continue reading Hoverfly
Pied Wagtail
Pied Wagtail wagged and bobbed as she searched the Earth for worms Where once they were abundant, now she found them hard to earn But she carried on her wagging, for what else was there to do? No use worrying about it; on went the search for food One day she saw a human, sitting … Continue reading Pied Wagtail
Lori the Parrot
Lori was a parrot on the shores of an azure blue Her plumage shone like emeralds, her brethren dazzled too Lori parroted the Heralds news, for that was the parrot way Hear and repeat, hear and repeat what the Herald birds had to say One day the Heralds squawked a warning and gossip turned to … Continue reading Lori the Parrot
Rae Cod’s Writing 