Monday, June 8, 2009

Ode to the Star-Nosed Mole


How does one judge a rodent?

By its tail, or ears or paws?

By whether or not it spreads disease?

By the size of its teeth or claws?

You may judge by any of these

But I will beg to differ

For I propose we judge by its nose

And this mole’s got one hell of a sniffer

If its proboscis was up for auction

It would garner the highest bid

For instead of two measly little holes

It’s got an olfactory miniature squid

And with this nasal celestial body

You could scuba without fear

For it even works under water

And can smell when a shark is near

Sure the mole may be homely and blind as a bat

And spend its life gobbling up worms

But the question that clinches its glory is this:

Do YOU have a nose that squirms?

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