Animal Poems Quotes

“Frog Princess loved the lilly flowers
where Green Frog lay dreaming away the hours”
― Suzy Davies, Sleepy Animals

“Ode To A Spider's Web by Stewart Stafford

O to dwell in the skeletal palace,
Of the spider's ceiling cobweb and,
Spy on all as none can spy on you,
An arachnid deity astride the world.

Even with many eyes to see things,
It's blind to those monstrous features,
Nimble, lean legs, as wicked fingers,
Weave a webbed masterpiece home.

Outdone by his garden cousin's web,
With backlit, bejewelled beads of dew,
Undulating in a tepid, animating breeze,
The house spider is a satisfied squatter.

© Stewart Stafford, 2022. All rights reserved”
― Stewart Stafford

“Weekend Wildlife by Stewart Stafford

Praying mantis tapped out code,
On waste ground down the road,
Legs, wings and antennae spread,
A walrus mugged a pensioner in bed.

A chameleon joined in the mêlée,
Effortlessly cool, a saurian Pelé,
Mimicking every backdrop around,
Eyeballs akimbo, tongue on ground.

Then a herd of Ibex from Iberia,
A yak stampede from frigid Siberia,
Bomber squadrons of high Cockatoos,
As the rest liberated the nearest zoos.

© Stewart Stafford, 2023. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford

“DUCK VISIT

I visited some ducks today
down by the riverside.
They quickly waddled up to see
what food I might provide.

Some seeds for them
and Brie for me,
the ducks and I are snackers.
Golly gee, it’s plain to see
that I love cheese and quackers.”
― John Mark Green, A Horse Is in My House Again: And Other Poems for Kids