Inspired by his wildlife photos, author and nature writer Mike Unwin has been making the most of his lockdown time by creating some wonderful little alphabet poems.
K is for… King Penguin
K is for King Penguin – this avian royalty
Asks of his subjects their unswerving loyalty
Swaggers about with his bill to the sky
Ignores all their sniggers (‘He can’t even fly’)
L is for… Lion
L is for Lion – a male and a cub
Both waiting for females to bring back the grub
A buffalo rump or a wildebeest haunch
They’re really not fussed, just so long as it’s lunch
M is for… Meerkat
M is for meerkat, a vigilant creature
Standing on guard, like a zealous head-teacher
This one stayed put while its comrades all fled
To see where they’d gone, it climbed up on my head
N is for… Nile Crocodile
N is for Nile Crocodile: deadly, aquatic
Not what you’d want to find trapped in your attic
Five metres long, with 60-odd teeth
You’d be far safer staying a few floors beneath
O is for… Orang-utan
O is for orang-utan, mother and child
The latter’s just seen how his hair’s been restyled
It’s bad enough dealing with deforestation
Why must he suffer such humiliation?
Discover more of Mike’s daily poems on his Instagram.
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