By Christina Rossetti
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,
Or what not,
Which…
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,
Or what not,
Which…
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- By Arvind Krishna MehrotraSet with raindrops, displayed
between the king’s mantle and the litchi tree,
was the cobweb I almost walked… - By Ralph Waldo EmersonThe mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel;
And the former called the latter ‘Little Prig.’
Bun replied… - By Padma VenkatramanThinkhow many long yearsthis tree waited as a seedfor an animal or bird or wind or rainto maybe …
- By Betsy FrancoSend to: techno_cat@catmail.com
From: me@catmail.com
When writing friends an email
I sometimes &p*&… - By Robert FrostNature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour… - By Marilyn Singerapril is a dog's dream
the soft grass is growing
the sweet breeze is blowing
the air all full of singing… - By Darren SardelliMy doggy ate my essay.
He picked up all my mail.
He cleaned my dirty closet
and dusted with his tail… - By Carmen Bernier-GrandOne tiny tree frog
with big eyes
sings happily,
“Kokee! Kokee!”
His brother comes to bother.
Coquí … - By Margarita Engleyou can't see us
not like those golden frogs
flashing their beauty
because we're not here
pretend we… - By Katherine HauthMosquitoes,
with needle-noses
sucking blood
from elbows, cheeks, and chin
why were you not
designed… - By Sallie WolfThe robin makes a laughing sound.
It makes me stop and look around
to see just what the robin sees—
… - By Katherine HauthWhen you know
that vore means eat,
you will know
that insectivores feed
on grasshoppers, moths, and … - By Sallie WolfAn owl once perched in my tree
at night (when most birds cannot see).
But when the sun rose,
he was … - By Stephen SwinburneI live in a room by the sea,
where the view is great and the food is free.
Some of the tenants come … - By Eloise GreenfieldIt takes more than a wish
to catch a fish
you take the hook
you add the bait
you concentrate
and then… - By Marilyn NelsonOstrich and Lark started each morning together
at first light,
day in and day out.
And they parted
… - By Roald DahlThe crocodile, with cunning smile, sat in the dentist’s chair.
He said, “Right here and everywhere my…