Sideways Travel

A nature poem about crabs.

Sideways Travel

 

Tiny crevices, they take shelter and make their home in.

Wandering around to scavage on garbage brought up from the ocean's floor to eat.

 

Brightly painted red by their original maker,

they work their way home on their tiny, spindly legs

that together walk sideways,

as their beady little eyes face forward.

 

You surely squint with pain,

when you get pinched with their tiny little claws,

they will cause your aching skin to severely bleed.

 

They leave their homes in groups,

and prefer to travel as a comedy troupe with their sideways act,

rather roam along the shores alone.

 

Life would be so drab,

without our side walking red crab.

 

Author's Note

I wrote this for my nephews last year.

Reviews

[Wolfwind Words]

This was cute! But what of the other color of crabs???? Do they not also dance the sideways slide across the timeless sands upon which water does glide? Or perhaps it's just the red we heed, for it stands out for us to stop and seek humors wisdom with need?

Great Poem Marie!
Hugs!
Wolfie

[Deeply Daisy]

Haha I love it! sweet poem. Perhaps you could do a follow up poem about the other kind of crabs *ahem* but maybe dont show your nephews. x

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

Good job this. It was very nicely written too. I loved this poem. I love crabs actually. I haven't had any in a while. I think I should have when I went to my aunts. Thanks for sharing. :)

[G. Anderson]

Freestyle- Gage likes.
Description is also key to keeping Gage to sit still and read...
Bravo.

[Liza]

very cool write! i love it!

[Sara]

haha, this is cute, i can definitely see your nephews (and all children) digging this! i heart the line 'prefer to travel as a comedy troupe with their sideways act', that is such a great description... fun read, made me smile :D

[James Bonner]

This is fun. I'm sure your nephews loved it.

[Randy`s Princess]

what a great poem inventive very nice read

[Black Cat Fever]

Wonderful! Very cute! I can just see the crabs your words describe. I see small crabs every once in the while on the beach, mostly hermit crabs, however. Delightful poem!

[Ashley.M.E]

This is really good, I have a nephew and four nieces, so this made ms think of them xD

This was so adorable! So clever too, you have a lot of talent with being clever with poetry. It was fantastically written, but at the same time it was completely easy to understand what you were talking about, even if you're a child reading this you understand the humor and beauty in this poem.