Comment from rjuselius

Excellent

this is a brilliant whitney and a good children's piece of poetry! it gave me a smile and then a grin. well done indeed!
thank you for sharing!
good luck in the contest!

rebekka x

 Comment Written 28-May-2014

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reply by the author on 30-May-2014

Thanks, Rebekka - glad you enjoyed.

Steve

Comment from Laurie's Legacy

Exceptional

Delightful! I love clever ways of educating... As you said, you researched your facts and wrote an adorable verse about a very odd bird, and followed the contest rules, while doing so. I really enjoyed your poem and the picture was the icing on the cake.

 Comment Written 28-May-2014

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reply by the author on 30-May-2014

Thanks, LL.
, for the kind words and the six stars.

reply by Laurie's Legacy on 30-May-2014

You are so very welcome!

Comment from Xylok

Excellent

never read a whitney before. cool. and great job with it. for sharing your creativity and humor with us in this delightful poem. elephant bird, what a concept. love it. interesting to say the least and I like the heightened diction rhymes as well, as opposed to box and fox and socks once again. keep em coming.

 Comment Written 28-May-2014

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reply by the author on 30-May-2014

Thank you - yes, it was quite a fun piece to write.

Steve

Comment from poetbear

Excellent

It is sweet and precious.
Utterly adoreable.
Reminds of what Steve Irwin tried to teach people.
Have to get to Queensland and visit his zoo.
He made me become a Wildlife warrior and taught me a respect for Nature.
Thanks for this !



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 Comment Written 28-May-2014

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reply by the author on 30-May-2014

Thank you.

I can remember vividly the day when the shocking news of Steve Irwin's death came through. I was working in Cairns at the time, so it was a big local story.

What a man he was.

Steve

Comment from Domino 2

Excellent

I don't blame the kiwi for stopping flying. Blimey, I just tried to take off and run out of puff after ten arm-flaps. :-)

The female in the pic must have an extraordinarily large birth canal - and that can't be much fun for hubby, unless he's EXTREMELY well-endowed. ;-)

Great fun light and entertaining read, Steve.

Cheers, Ted



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 Comment Written 28-May-2014

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reply by the author on 30-May-2014

Thanks, Ted.

Perhaps the picture is a slight exaggeration.... I think the kiwi egg is approximately one third the size of the adult bird - still an impressive feat.

Steve

reply by Domino 2 on 30-May-2014

That's a relief for the hen, Steve.

Coincidentally, my belly is 'one third' the size of my body, so I must have a long incubation (or whatever the word is) period of about 25 years. :-)
Ted