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Where do Animals Hide?

By Katanga

27 May 2008

This didn't work on the adult site - never mind!

Might work here?

Clue - look at the first letter of every word.

Cheers!

John

Where do Animals Hide?

Perhaps over every meadow
Sings a bird, once under trees?

My instinct now insists

Beneath each ancient stone
There is empty silence

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Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 27th May 2008

I have to tell you John that without the clue, I would not have quite understood that this referred to mini-beasts. Sorry. Then I had to think: Why would meadow birds have once sang underneath trees. I am not the brightest person (true) but struggled to understand some things. I thought perhaps you were referring to animals and birds which have now become extinct? Am I right? Now I see that your favourite subject is hidden in this piece. aha! Got it at last. Mini-beasts. Children would find this difficult. Sorry to say this.

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Written by Katanga (1229 comments posted) 27th May 2008

Thanks for this, Josie.

Your 'extinct animals' idea works nicely, but I didn't really intend it - I was trying to force the whole thing to make an 'acrostic' silliness.

Written more for you than for children . . . Glad you got it!

My only thought is that children might laugh when they realise that an obscure piece of adult-sounding pretension is just a trick.

Might encourage them to play games with words . . .

After all, isn't that what poetry boils down to in the end?

Ha! Ha!

John X

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