Weird Animals

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The cute/peculiar little guy to the left is called an axolotl.  He's a member of the salamander family, for those who might be interested in the subject.

Now, you might wonder why I have a picture of him (or maybe her?)  The answer to that question is that one of the prompts by Big Tent Poetry this week was to write about a fear of animals.

Would you be afraid of this wee critter? 

Fear of Animals

If confronted with an axilotl

I’d make a noise which might sound glottal.

And face to face with wee aye-aye?

I might be scared and start to cry.

But ‘dumbo octopus’ just seems

a chilling part of late night dreams

(a nightmare of the Pikachu.)

I would be scared and so would you.

And to be honest, I’ve no wish

to ever meet a (yikes!) blobfish.

But chances are both fat and slim

that I would ever find her (him?)

My fears of creatures that seem freak

have nothing on the mouse.  “Squeak.”  “EEEEEEEK!

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And speaking of peculiar, Three Word Wednesday provided the word prompt of 'peculiar, fabricate and adamant.'

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Peculiar Haiku

I am adamant:

I really do fabricate

peculiar haiku.

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[Note: Check out this website to see more photos of cute/peculiar animals - like the blobfish, the dumbo octopus and the aye-aye.  It's cool - and yes, about that, I am adamant!.]

Adamant Atom Ant
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