Tips Poem by Haruna Garba

Geese with oars,
fishes with paddles-
that is how they are born,
to give Wright a tip


Birds with pinions,
bats with pennons-
that is how they are born,
to give aircraft builder a clue


Camels with mortar-bottomed feet,
elephants with them either,
that is how they are born,
to give desert track maker a hint

Horses with immense power,
Oxen with rebellion-
that is how they are born,
to give reign maker a lead

Grasshoppers with mandibles,
Caterpillars with some
that is how they are born,
to give smith of scissors a break

Acacias with spikes,
roses with brambles
that is how they are born-
to give hedge maker insight

Me with ears,
you with two-
that is how we are born,
to give loudspeaker maker a guide