What deserves the eternal?
Kindness to a lark.
When it sings sore with it
wherever you’re parked.
Understand the porcupine.
He was made that way.
Keep a distance from him.
Give him a pen to play.
Keep harmony with a frog.
See beyond looks and voice.
Answer him softly.
Lick your lips and be moist.
Cave to the batty.
When they’re hanging up inside,
be Jiminy Cricket.
Chirp a little and hide.
Hurdle with the turtle.
Take your time and put him at ease.
But if he rolls over
give him a good hard squeeze.
Pull the giraffe’s tail.
When he’s reaching so high
tell him his neck’s amazing
for lions on the sly.
And for all those over-sized animals:
hippo, elephant and whale.
Featherless bipeds are lurking
to put you up for sale.
Or are we in migration
from Monarch to Measles to Mite?
Then be kind. We’re a sensation!
Watch over us day and night.