Leaf 124 – Reflections
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I’ve only ever seen penguins at zoos and aquariums, so this poem was inspired by watching the awe-inspiring natural history documentaries of Sir David Attenborough. It’s interesting to see how the ease and fluidity of an animal’s movement can be radically transformed by the element to which it is best adapted. In this respect, penguins are similar to seals (see Leaf 6).
An ungainly leap
from an ice-shelf ends,
in a graceful glide.
