Web-Toed Woman Poem by Kim Barney
Web-Toed Woman
Colorado State University,
A place for those who want higher learning.
A site of progress and diversity;
Many come who for the truth are yearning.
A genetics class, speaking of webbed toes
Professor says they're found only on men.
My brother tells the prof, Hold on, he knows
A woman with webbed toes. How 'bout that, then?
Professor is dumbfounded. It can't be!
He's never heard of this in all his life.
Another student then chimes in with glee:
Not only that, he says, so does my wife!
Sometimes we think we know it all, for sure,
But keep an open mind; you could learn more.
The professor was astounded, because according to the textbook, and what he had been teaching for years, only men had webbed toes. He was even more astounded when another student said that his wife also had webbed toes.
What the teacher didn't know was that the other student was my brother-in-law, who was married to that same web-toed sister of mine. The professor thought he was learning about two web-toed women, but the two students were talking about the same woman!
She is not the only woman in the world with webbed toes, however. While searching for a picture to post with the poem, I found many pictures of web-toed women. This picture is not of my sister's foot. Her toes are not webbed that much.
Written 8 November 2016
I like the way the Prof was neatly conned! Really good poem and the photo was a brilliant extra.
What a funny picture. She came with instructions on how to correct what nature fouled up. I liked your poem, but the picture steals the show.
Thanks, Lora. I was pleased to be able to find this picture online to go with the poem. I thought it made a nice finishing touch. (And what a clever tattoo that woman got!)
Interesting story Kim. I like the picture with the dotted line and the scissors!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Have not read poem yet. Photo makes me sick. Sick that I misplaced my shears! ! Are you sure they are webbed? I say they are 'joined'. Look at frogs' feet and decide for yourself. Ok, i SHALL read poem NOW. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for Poet's Notes. Did professor ever discover your duplicity-of-sorts? I'll 'forgive' sure/more. The rest of the rhyming makes up for THAT. Enchanting (?) Poem. Bri :) TO MyPoemList. Bri :)
I'd say that you are right about the difference between webbed and joined. As for sure/more, where I grew up, those two words are a perfect rhyme! (But thanks for your forgiveness, anyway.) Hey, it wasn't MY duplicity. It was my brother and my brother-in-law. (I think they did tell him later that it was the same woman they were talking about.)