The alligator’s snout is broad,
The crocodile’s is pointed;
Bugs own six legs, the spiders, eight;
Crustaceans come jointed.
You know birds by their feathers
(Young birds are mostly moss);
Their ears tell you which elephant
You have run across.
The tiger’s coat is mostly stripes;
The leopard’s hide is dotted;
But a skunk you know six blocks away
Without his being spotted…
by Ray Romine Tuesday, October 16, 1951
