Showing posts with label haiku. Show all posts
Showing posts with label haiku. Show all posts

Monday, June 9, 2008

Oh, the Great Lizard!

These snorklers would make Bear Grylls proud, after being swept away to a desolate island near Bali and having to fight off a monstrous Komodo dragon. This is from My Way News -

"Komodo dragons, the world's largest lizards, can grow up to 10 feet long. Attacks on humans are rare, but with its shark-like serrated teeth the Komodo's bite can be deadly. Their saliva is poisonous, with dozens of species of bacteria, so if a wound is not cleaned properly septicemia sets in within days."
The story reminds me of a haiku I wrote to accompany my 9th grade biology paper on the Komodo Dragon -

Oh, the great lizard
Its large jaws are open wide
Time to say goodbye

Ken Fisher. Quality dude. Lincoln International School in Buenos Aires. Good times.