The Worm Poem by Leslie Alexis

Worm, so mighty is he
He ate the arm of a tree
So squiggly and small
He chomped and chomped it all,
Somewhat miraculously.
Worm, caught the lions’ tail,
Ate kings with teeth so frail
That they do not exist;
You don’t know when you’re kissed!
Worm, sets you off to sail.

Worm, look, the little bird:
A lion’s toe, a third,
He comes to chomp on you
One swallow, he doesn’t chew;
Worm’s fate can’t be deterred
To bird, the others referred…


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