When you think about the places <br />That the CAT machine been <br />It startles the imagination <br />The many hours that it spends <br /> <br />In rough and dangerous terrain <br />Perched upon cliffs and hills <br />The driver is so courageous <br />Taking chances of deadly spills <br /> <br />What would we do without them? <br />Construction would just stop <br />And an engineer like John has <br />Climbed also to the very top <br /> <br />To create a structure of substance <br />To prepare the land to build <br />To rip out unwanted forests <br />And places that need to be filled <br /> <br />Yes, Caterpillars were John’s world <br />I’m sure they’ll forever be on his mind <br />For this is the best career choice <br />That our friend, John could ever find!<br /><br />Marilyn Lott<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/john-s-caterpillars/