PENGUIN
Lovebirds may be
perfect to me and you,
Doves get all
romantic when they bill and coo.
Flamingos dance
together in their bright pink dresses,
Whilst the grebe
offers his loved one a flick of his tresses.
Swans pronounce
their love with heart shaped wings,
The nightingale
proves his loyalty when from the treetop he sings.
But, the most
romantic of all birds, here’s where I begin,
The waddling,
butler attired and comical penguin.
The love they show
each other as they pair for life,
He cares for the
offspring and provides a gift for the wife.
By rolling a stone
for her over ice, rock and snow,
For miles he treks
with his burden, for his love to show.
They kiss with fish
scales glistening as they rub beak to beak,
Their words a
gurgling, clicking sound as they try to speak.
The little one, a
grey ball of fluff peers out from between their feet,
This scene of
Antarctic life is really quite sweet.
Phil Hall March 2013
He starves for his mate and cares for their egg and then chick while she travels a long distance to get food. All the males stand together to keep warm taking turns to be on the cold outer edge. Truly epic devotion.
ReplyDeletethis is so sweet and loving, i needed some thing sweet and light today. XXX
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