Just A Mollusk Poem by soren Barrett

Just A Mollusk

Rating: 5.0


Although many may not agree
All these things I did see
A creature full of surprises
Its skin's texture, color, and pattern disguises
Its size it can change
Its shape rearrange
One person from another it can tell
Using its suction cups to taste and smell
Jet propelled
A cloud of ink expelled
Loyal to only one mate
Its intelligence we underrate
Shy, a solitary sole
Capable of bonds emotional
With a poisonous bite
It can pierce a crab shell in a fight
It will shake your hand
And can walk on land
A life so short
Always looking for sport
Easily bored, for a gag
It provokes its mate to play tag
Rides a nurse shark like a horse
Gets knocked off of course
Squirt you with a playful water jet
Though a predator, it kept a pet
Farms lobsters that it herds
Flashes iridescent messages instead of words
It's own tools it creates
Human behaviors imitates
Hearts, it has three
Is it capable of more love than you or me?

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I have had several octopus over the years and witnessed amazing unbeliveable things as I watched them 12 hours a day in my office. The female won't eat after laying eggs and slowly starves to death. I have watched her mate bring her food to no avail, and when she died try to force it in her beak, He carried her to the surface then watched her body all night until I removed the body the next day. He then wouldn't eat himself and died after several days. They have watched me clean their tank and then gathered discarded shells from behind coral and put them in a pile, where I could gather them up. They will use a small rock to prop open a clam shell, so they can get in to eat the clam. Although they will usually eat most anything in the tank, I had one that ate every fish I put in except one small damsel that it kept for months, often reaching out to pet it but never grab it.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rose Marie Juan-austin 22 April 2022

A well crafted write with wonderful rhyme and images. Liked the closure line. Top marks and to my Poem List.

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soren Barrett 22 April 2022

Thank you so much for taking your time to review and comment on this piece.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 22 April 2022

What a wonderful poem that takes us to the world of mollusks. It expresses in brilliant detail their fascinating attributes and wonders.

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