13 Apr 2011

A Passing Thought On Things Past

The Dodo was an ugly bird.
I'm pretty sure you will have heard
that he is totally extinct,
no matter how much we may thinct
he shouldn't be.


According to the notes I found with this illustration, it shows an almost complete skeleton of a Dodo, put together from bones collected by Mr George Clark  which he found in a marshy pool in Mauritius. In front is seen a dried foot of a specimen which was brought alive to Europe at some time in the sixteen hundreds. Both foot and skeleton are in the National History Museum.

Apologies to One Shot Poetry Wednesday for this light hearted snippet on a dull day, which is day #13 at Writer's Island.
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10 comments:

  1. Brian Miller13 April 2011 at 18:29

    uh uh...i know a few...lol

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  2. Louise13 April 2011 at 18:31

    We had a plastic dodo bird when I was a kid, he used to dip his beck in water, LOL.

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  3. Peter Goulding13 April 2011 at 18:40

    Thinct is a wonderful word, or should be!

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  4. Li13 April 2011 at 19:05

    LOL I love made-up words. Very good!

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  5. Ginny Brannan13 April 2011 at 19:40

    I thinct I love this succinct little poem, and the cute and clever invention of a new word too!

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  6. Penny13 April 2011 at 21:54

    Thanks for a bright moment in a grey day.

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  7. Anonymous13 April 2011 at 23:34

    Thinct is very Ogden Nash-ian...and that's a good thing, always! very nicely done! vb

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  8. Jannie Funster14 April 2011 at 00:34

    What's better than light-hearted?? Loved this!

    And yes, it's vastly amazing, Jinksy, what scientists can piece together. Some smart peeps out there, for sure!

    xo

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  9. Olivia14 April 2011 at 16:12

    lolss..
    One of my friends used to call me that- Thanks to my brooding.. :D

    Hugs x

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  10. Madeleine Begun Kane17 April 2011 at 10:01

    Fun one!

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