November 04, 2010
Animal Pictures of the Week 29-October-2010. From The Telegraph
The whiskers on the emperor tamarin seems as ornate as any moustache in human competitions.
*squints eyes, asks suspiciously:*
Are you aiming for the sqeee factor here??
Well, there ain't no fluffy bunnies.
Hush, now, islander!
*fears this thread, like so many in the past, will become babytalk-riddled and kitten-plagued*
Bestiary
Earle Birney
an arkfull she is
of undulant creatures
a cinnamon bearcub
curled in a warm ball
thinking of honey & berries
nuts roots or even
grass jelly for supper
a sturdy raccoon too
with marked eyes
& dexterous forepaws
very frequent to bathe
& a bandit of ice cream
who sleeps a lot
with one slow hindpaw
poking most modestly out
or a shy bobcat
coloured olive-brown
or maybe pale gold
with round
slipper-fur feet
on which she sits very quiet
and so thoughtful
beside her leafy plants
she is sometimes invisible
though very much there
she can be an ochre
squirrel as well
sinuous & all compact
alert & frisky
& away & back like a dream
& whatever creature
she is its peaceful emissary
most faithful
& most loving
What's wrong with a plague of felines? I have a warm, purring infestation on my lap right now.
No objections whatsoever to cats. Though stepping barefoot on a cold wet hairball can be startling.
Hive had a surfeit of the tedious babytalk and the false saccharinity accompanying it.
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