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Saturday, May 6, 2023

Elan Vital

Outpaced by a wombat...? Pursued by a bear...?
Chased by a meerkat (we all have been there)...?
Tail'd by a muskrat 'til grimace glows red...?
Trail'd by a fruit bat...? Just proves I'm not dead!

Attack'd by a crocodile ...? Stalk'd by a gnu...?   
Track'd by a spermophile (squirrel to you)...?
Fought by a queen bee -- indeed, her whole hive...? 
Sought by a tsetse...? Just proves I'm alive! 

Dog Day Doggerel

The ruby-eyed  cicada is  the locust's   second cousin.  They surface  during summer months,  when soil's  no longer fruzzen .  Fro...