Verse Galapagos
Creation
(or Evolution of the Blue-footed Booby)
I don´t want to be an iguana
And never be warm enough
A gamboling young sea lion?
That life looks a bit too tough
A frigate bird, a pelican
A swift Galapagos hawk?
A surgeon fish looks quite good fun
If only it could walk
I thought about being a turtle
But what sex would I be?
Or possibly a tortoise
But then I´d miss the sea
A flamingo was appealing
But they´re hardly ever seen
And a crab is neither fish nor fowl
(And nor is it in between)
A cormorant would be a chance
If only it could fly
A sprightly lava lizard?
No, I need the sea and sky
A booby? Yes, a booby!
But what about my feet?
The red ones or the blue ones?
I think the blue looks neat.
May 2012
