Silly Animal Rhymes, Part 2
the realm of the creepy and crawly

by Joe Váradi
the Snail
Life’s not easy for the snail, hauls his home with great travail. Bothered by an itchy tail — tries to scratch, to no avail!
the Caterpillar
Dapper is the caterpillar, fancy zoot suit lady killer, stealthy creepy crawly thriller — metamorphing cocoon filler …
the Mantis
Poor old mantis got the blues, lost his fav‘rite dancing shoes — looking left and right for clues, praying for some happy news.
the Fireflies
Pirouetting fireflies set aflame the evening skies, thousand fiery twinkling eyes — twilight’s tireless glowing spies.
the Beehive
Trouble’s brewing in the hive headcount’s taken quite a dive — all drones on deck to revive the queen’s reproductive drive …
