Identifications Poem by Hans Ostrom

An ant with vocal chords,
a singing ant.
A book with feathers,
a bird book.
A crocodile with goose-bumps,
a cold croc.
A drill without bits,
an ornamental drill.
An elephant with shoes,
a shod god.
A farmer in bed,
a tired farmer.
A ghost with a cold,
a coughing ghost.
A hat on a bench,
a lost hat.
An island with a flag,
a patriotic island.
A jar with a label,
a designated jar.
A knee in motion,
a kinetic knee.
A lion with a tail,
a regulation lion.
A map in a drawer,
a safe map.
A nail in a cross,
an allusive nail.
An octopus with a pocket watch,
a promptopus.
A pear with a stem,
a picked pear.
A quail on a rock,
a standing quail.
A rock in an airplane,
a flying rock.
A salmon with a suitcase,
a traveling salmon.
A tree on fire,
an illuminating tree.
An uncle with a nephew,
a legit uncle.
A violin in a refrigerator,
a chilled fiddle.
A woman with a woman,
two women.
A xylophone in a library,
a dangerous xylophone.
A yam in a market,
an available yam.
A zoo with a dinosaur,
a zoo you never knew.



hans ostrom 2016