The Cretaceous Terror of Insects*
A sonnet about the littlest dinosaur
Oculudentavis will not just glide
off the tongue like Tyrannosaurus Rex
and velociraptors would never pride
themselves on being terror of insects,
as I’m called. Even a stegosaurus
would look down in disdain at what I eat
and a triceratops would never suss
out why a sharp-toothed, tiny bird like me
would puff out my chest and happily soar
above the muggy fields they wade through like
drudges. I know there’s no glory to roar
and rumble, stuck on the flat ground. I strike
my prey like lightning and wing my way free,
the cruelest predator never to be seen.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
* "The Cretaceous Terror of Insects" is the nickname for the dinosaur Oculudentavis, given by Dr. Jingmai O’Connor.
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Alison McBain
Alison McBain writes fiction & poetry, edits & reviews books, and pens a webcomic called “Toddler Times.” In her free time, she drinks gallons of coffee & pretends to be a pool shark at her local pub. More: http://www.alisonmcbain.com/
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