I didn’t know, did you?
Cephalopod Week
is third week of June
a date octopuses keep
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| Octo-plumber (contributed by Linda Baie!) |
With backward swims
scouting out prey
All eight of their limbs
hunt festive entrées
An Octopus parties alone
they’re really quite shy
if you find one at home
she’ll squirt you with dye
Her masquerade ink
An off-putting greeting
Hiding from you
Hiding from you
is all she’s needing
If you choose to observe
cephalopod week this June
show some reserve
party quietly alone...in your room
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An
Octopus
by Patricia Cruzan
With his central brain
and
ganglion arms,
Mr.
Octopus outsmarts
his
crafty predators.
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| another octo-book! Love that it features another mollusk on its cover... thank you, Linda! |
An
octopus shoots
an
inky black cloud,
breaking
free from enemies
as
he dulls the smell sense.
His
unusual way
of
mimicking surroundings
helps
him escape,
gracefully,
through oceans.
This
mollusk crams into
a
crevice or a crack
as
he twists his body,
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So there's a Cephalopod Week in June, and World Octopus Day in October... but we can celebrate octopuses and their amazing-ness every day in our own backward-swimming way! Thank you, ladies. Agnes is honored by your words. xo
I know that many of us are on this octopus journey with you, Irene! It was fun to discover that new book & that "octo-plumber" last week. Linda, I love your ending, "party quietly alone...in your room". It feels a little lonely, but for octopuses, definitely safe! And Patricia, you've given me a new thought for these interesting creatures through "helps him escape,/gracefully". Love that image!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these today, Irene! Love to you and Agnes!
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