Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom
Pictures by Lee Wildish
Knopf, 2011
This is a slim volume of fifteen “cuddly creature couplets” about pairs of animals (porcupines, chameleons, sharks, elephants, cats, dogs) who are in love. It’s a light-hearted collection that kids and adults alike can appreciate. Wildish’s humorous cartoonlike illustrations add to the fun of Singer’s animal-sweetheart verses—which contain lots of wordplay and puns. One bat wants to “hang around” with another bat. Two horses enjoy a “stable relationship.” A male dolphin tells his female paramour that she’s the “porpoise” of his life.
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I really enjoyed this little book. It inspired me to write some of my own “twosomes.”
Bull & Cow
YOU’RE my gal. There ain’t no uddah.
I love you more than biscuits and buddah.
Yo mine,
Bovine.
Skunks
Let me be your special gent.
I love you. You were heaven scent.
Ultrasauruses
You’re well-preserved, you ancient fossil!
My love for you is mega-colossal.
Narcissistic Peacock
I can see my reflection so I’m never lonely.
I WANT to be my one and only.
Beetles
She’s the true love that I chose.
I met her on a red, red rose.
Mayflies
Be mine. Let’s mate…
Before it’s too late.
I invite readers to write their own “twosomes” and leave them in the comments. I’ll post them next week.
Twosomes is the book prize I'll be giving away for the second week of National Poetry Month.
NOTE: I’ll announce the winner of Douglas Florian’s poetry collection POETREES later today.
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Over at Political Verses, I have an original poem by J. Patrick Lewis titled TLC by TSA at LAX.
At Blue Rose Girls, I have three original clerihews.
The Poetry Friday Roundup is at Madigan Reads.
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10 comments:
We're addicted to watching the Decorah eagles hatch their young, so I thought I'd try my hand at a twosome poem about eagles.
Eagles:
After we soar and dance up in the sky,
Let's nest’le forever, you and I.
Brimful Curiosities,
Thanks for your contribution! I'm hoping to be inspired to write a few more "twosomes."
Question: Do you know if eagles mate for life?
I love these, Elaine!
Marilyn Singer
Thanks, Marilyn! I enjoyed your book--and writing my own "twosomes."
Delighted to learn about Twosomes -- and, your couplets are so much fun. I really enjoyed your clerihews on Blue Rose Girls too.
Here's a couplet about a pair of not so furry creatures:
Octopi (or Octopodes):
Besotted by your swimmish charms,
Won't you hold me in your arms?
You're such the busy bee. Thanks for all that you do on your blogs!!!!!!
Looks like a cute book, and I enjoyed your little couplets, especially the peacock and skunk :).
Elaine,
I LOVELOVELOVE this book and you have absolutely nailed the form! Huzzah for Marilyn Singer's originals and Huzzah for yours and everyone else's!
I thought I was too scared to try one, but here's what happened:
I'm a scaredy cat -- I run -- I flee --
Won't you please come hide with me?
I can't wait to read this one. I've just ordered a copy for one of my branch libraries.
Hi Elaine,
Eagles do mate for life. The kids and I are especially impressed by the size of an eagle's nest - usually around 5-7 ft, weighing up to two tons!
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