I've seen the beautiful penguin <br />And what a sight it is! <br />It's very cute, you're bound to grin - <br />It's next to perfect bliss! <br />The way it waddles side-to-side, <br />Its webbed feet on the go <br />And at full throttle, open wide, <br />It still moves kinda slow... <br />It reminds me of a beaver, <br />The water is its home, <br />Yet it likes to take a breather, <br />As onward it would roam... <br />It's virgin white on waiter black, <br />A costume ready-made... <br />The water's surface starts to crack - <br />It dives in unafraid! <br />I'd like to stroke a penguin's front <br />To see if penguins smile... <br />I've not been on a penguin hunt <br />In quite a long, long while! <br />It must be great to have such fun, <br />To swim and swirl below, <br />Inside wet water, 'neath the sun, <br />Fluorescent, all aglow! <br />Forget about a Teddy Bear! <br />Its fur is way too rough! <br />I'd rather be at home and share <br />A penguin I could love...<br /><br />Denis Martindale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-penguin/
