Greetings poetry lovers,
Today is the last Sunday of our challenge! Soon it will all be a memory! Thanks for traveling with me. I feel sad about so many animals that are pushed out and misunderstood in our over populated world. The Armadillo is one. This poem is a blend of an animal poem from a 2019 challenge and today’s prompt that asks me to write a poem describing something with similes. The Armadillo is a little understood and sometimes hated animal, so I hope this poem changes some folks ideas about them. How about this Pink Fairy?
Armadillo
traveling the countryside
like a knight in armor
wearing its great hardscape
like royalty
the nine-banded armadillos
wear a heavy coat
while the pink fairy
armadillo cavorts with
Thumbelina in an underground
dance like a whirlwind of fairy dust
while its three-banded cousin
rolls up in a tight ball
of defense
like a hardball
in a game with Babe Ruth
until left alone
hard-shelled
pig-snouted diggers
Armadillos turn a garden
topsy-turvy following the scent
of a delicacy of worms
Jacquelyn Markham (4/24/22)
Poet Voice 