Digging Paatsy - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma

Pausing, Paatsy, the aardvark, is
A lady of the evening who
Is busy with nocturnal biz
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo.
Instinctively, aardvarks do dig
At night for termites in the ground,
To eat, the purpose of the gig.
Lunch is served in a termite mound.
The keepers keep Paatsy well fed,
But do not let live termites loose.
She eats other good food instead,
That her digging does not produce.

Though Paatsy finds no termites real,
Digging for them still has appeal.