Animal on Fantasy

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Thailand Poem 4.0

Animal on Fantasy

by Pornchai Juntratip  {January 2017}

Don't you know little children

our Father in Heaven

decrees creatures to live with man

to furnish sea, skies and land.

Some of you know some of them

If not, that's not a problem.

You'll see some of them some time

either at home or in the wild!

               Ant

Ant is born a social workers.

He labors for one another,

sneaking through slit in thick walls

dragging stuff morsel or small,

lifting load many times his weight

scent and odor help him go straight;

He toils all day long in summer

to enjoy snugly-warm winter.

Bat

Bat looks like a bird with ears

the slightest noise he can hear;

also a rat with crooked wings

flying zigzag as though sailing.

He avoids being in daylight

for he's a pirate of the night;

seizing insects and small creature,

stealing reap of fruitgrowers.

Butterfly

Butterfly is pleasure on wings--

much more than a splendid things:

So beautiful but fragile,

any moment turns volatile.

whenever the pied wings flutter

like the brush of a court painter

wigwag journey is on display--

airborn flowers of sunny days!

Cat

Cat is said to live ninthlife 

a terror  for household mice.

He can move on paws like dawn mist;

Lurking he's a strategist.

His eyes look vigil in the dark,

as he creeps toward his mark.

He's a seductive house member--

nudging the feet of his master.

Camel

Camel is on pop cigarette,

he's too big to be a house pet.

With some strange heat-proof feature,

he plods one week without water.

A traveler of desert sand,

a vehicle of arid land,

for centuries he helps serve man

as muscle of trade caravan.

Dog

Dog is more than versatile

Man regards him as worthwhile

As guardian he is the best;

as lookout he never rests.

As helper he never fails

for his devotion prevails.

Where his feat is ever-present

he becomes a monument.

Donkey

Donkey is lowly in fables

there he carries big bundles. 

He is not good for chase or race

In pomps he never has a place.

He is to draw shoddy buggy

for kids and woman with babies.

Yet he deserves zenith honor

the day he carries man's Savior!

Elephant

Elephant is children's hero.

His tusks are curly jumbo.

He trumpets songs of forest land.

His trunk moves like human hand.

In procession he steps with grace;

in battle he can charge and race.

Born a woodland gentry,

he's a token of sobriety.

Goat

Goat is a born forliage raker

He helps clear weeds for farmers.

He can bear cold mountain air;

his Angolan skin brings mohair.

Well-fed, he gives ample milk;

his Cashmier  skin is smoothas silk.

In the wild he's a survivor.

As pet he's a friendly creature.

Giraffe

Sleeping, giraffe looks grotesque;

Standing, he looks picturesque

Running, he's racer of the plain;

for he can match a freight train.

Grazing, his head stands six meters;

so his eyes can view much farther.

kicking, he looks quite deadly

scaring his enemy. 

His homeland is in Africa,

Tarzan film makes him s star!

Honeybee 

Honeybee is a meadow keeper

for she pollinates flowers

She collects nectar all day long.

Her nylon wings drone sylvan song.

In sunshine she works non-stop;

in humid air her saughties drops.

Her labor sweetens the moon;

with honey lips on wedding spoon.

Horse

Horse has both beauty and valor;

he deserves both trust and honor.

 He takes man home in saddle

he dies with man in battle

Should he be in a hall of fame:

Horsepower is his great name.

Loose horseshoe connotes a blunder;

dark horse is sometimes a winner!

Mongoose

Mongoose looks like a  cat with fur

his paws are jagged like spurs.

His teeth are carver-sharp

he can snap reptiles in half

He looks alert with energy

for snakes are  his enemy.

Peddlers make him a folk-show star

they keep him to fight cobras.

Monkey

Monkey is noisy and nimble

He is mischievous but simple

On trees he dangles  around

on four he scoots on the ground

He can mimicks easy crafts,

he can make circus audience laugh

He's too much to be a house pet;

too little to use a wallet.

Porcupine

Porcupine takes role of a dodger

for he flees hither and thither.

When he can no longer retreat

he, warning, stops  to stomp his feet.

Before his foe can strike

he turns into a ball of spikes.

His tx hair could endanger

a hungry wolf or a fierce tiger.

Spider

Spider is pretty sly

with lurid web of guile

a hunt of elastic snare 

a glassy trap in the air;

Her fangs are tangible,

her onslaught looks horrible

with crafts of waiting still

She sets her silk for the kill

Tiger

Tiger is mean and bold

his eyes stony and cold

with his streaks of valor

he decrees wildlife order;

His roar denotes his ground

hunger thunders his sound

He dwells as a creditor

others serve as born debtors

Turtle

Turtle is humble and old.

Science say his blood is cold.

Sages know he lives a long life

for he can breath as he dives.

His entrails are sought by healers,

his shell by fortune-tellers.

He can travel a thousand miles,

polar magnet is his guide. 

Whale

Whale looms like a small distant hill--

 in fact, a big fish with no gills 

He holds his breath under water

rising to emit warm geyser.

a breadbasket of the sea

Whalers exploit him for free.

Melville sets a whale tale aflame

Moby x the" White Whale" is the name!

Woodpecker

Woodpecker is territorial 

his tactic is especial.

He makes his beaks a hammer

tapping each tree trunk like a drummer 

to locate hollows in a tree

there, a hiding insect could be;

to declare his hunting ground

where no other birds are allowed.

The End

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