Monday, December 12, 2022

Animal Poetic Bloomings

 

Rothschild Giraffes of Kenya

 

Beautiful Rothschild Giraffes

deserve their rock-star status

at the Giraffe Centre.

 

Brown and cream patched coat,

white socks

and very long gray tongue.

 

They develop a rhythm

of scooping up food pellets with their tongue

from one tourist to the next and back.

 

Hold a pellet up for a selfie

as it places its giant head

over your shoulder to snatch a snack.

 

Snacks don’t spoil their meals, though.

They eat 145 pounds of acacia leaves a day

to keep their very tall bodies going.

 

Beautiful, beautiful animals.

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