Monday, February 25, 2019

Food Chain




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Food Chain

“Mosquitoes remind us that we are not as high up
on the food chain as we think.”--Tom Wilson.

Sharks eat sea lions.
An orca eats sharks.
Sea lions eat yellow tail.
Tuna eat sardines and tropical fish.
Tropical fish eat insects;

and ironically damn mosquitos
chow down on me.

Hummingbirds sip their
nectar, as crows push them off
the bright red feeders.



Glenn Buttkus

Quadrille

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub
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17 comments:

  1. sarahFebruary 25, 2019 at 2:58 PM

    Smart and funny. I like the almost circle you make.

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  2. GraceFebruary 25, 2019 at 3:20 PM

    I don't like mosquitos too Glenn. The food chain quote made me smile - so true.

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  3. indybevFebruary 25, 2019 at 4:04 PM

    Probably those mosquitos have good taste ….

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  4. Arcadia MariaFebruary 25, 2019 at 4:57 PM

    A fun and lighthearted take on the prompt.

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  5. qbitFebruary 25, 2019 at 5:23 PM

    The Haiku is perfect. Stands alone, but illustrates the poem above. Well done!

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  6. Dwight L. RothFebruary 25, 2019 at 6:06 PM

    I love the idea of the food chain cycle.... mosquitoes sip our blood... they go big!! Crows and Blue Jays tend to be bully's!

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  7. robkistnerFebruary 25, 2019 at 6:44 PM

    This was a fascinating look at the food chain, real food for thought Glenn... :-)

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  8. Jade LiFebruary 25, 2019 at 7:13 PM

    Tru dat. A little humility does a body good.

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  9. MishFebruary 25, 2019 at 8:05 PM

    A lot of crows in my neighbourhood. I know I'm supposed to like them...intelligent, mystical creatures they are, but I like them as much as mosquitoes.

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  10. AnotherFearlessYear.netFebruary 25, 2019 at 8:24 PM

    It's sort of a circular chain, isn't it? Those farm mosquitos anyway.

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  11. Kim M. RussellFebruary 26, 2019 at 12:53 AM

    I love the quote, Glenn, and the oceanic food cycle you describe has a touch of surrealistic humour. I like the contrasts of the implied colours of hummingbirds and crows with the bright red of the feeders in the haiku.

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  12. Sanaa RizviFebruary 26, 2019 at 1:41 AM

    You and me both! Those mosquitoes are brutal! Love the closing haiku!❤️

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  13. Frank HubenyFebruary 26, 2019 at 6:27 AM

    Everything is eating something else. I am glad its mainly mosquitoes to worry about.

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  14. brudbergFebruary 26, 2019 at 11:13 AM

    The food chain runs in strange circles... and yet the smallest of birds eat mosquitoes

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  15. Katie Mia FrederickFebruary 26, 2019 at 12:45 PM

    Snake Heads
    Sip Snake
    TaLeS
    LiFE
    Consumes LIGHT
    Tween LoVE LiVES

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  16. lynn__February 26, 2019 at 1:46 PM

    I like your verse,
    with humor terse :)

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  17. 7eyedwonderMarch 1, 2019 at 8:20 PM

    If there's a way to get those mosquitoes to go after a midge instead of me, I'll take my chances with the orcas.

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