Orange-kneed Tarantula
For him, adventure
Quests across the forest floor
A male stereotype
For her a cavern
Filled by her startling beauty:
She sits, guards, waits
The species evolved
Over untold millennia -
Hail, Costa Rica!
Glory of the clouds!
The deep time of the forest
Stirred by coming change
Elf Owl
Parliaments of elfs
Would be Ruritanian -
Almost unnoticed
But the meek inherit
Playing dead is survival
And if they look back
Blood pools in the brain:
They have such small bird tricks
To keep them going
"Dignity" might be
A better noun - a "Dignity"
Of tiny, perfect owls
