Wednesday, June 18, 2008

THE PLANARIAN





Does
The planarian ever
Get malaria
I wonder?
Does
The planarian
Ever fight
And plunder?
Does
The planarian
Ever become
A grammarian?
Does
The planarian
Ever sneeze
Or
Bend his knees?
The planarian is
A virtuoso of
Regeneration…
Cut off one body part
And
Another one will start!

P.S.

(Planarian POSTSCRIPT)


Does
The planarian
Ever sleep in a
Planetarium?
Does
The Planarian
Ever walk upon
A Geranium?

P.P.S.
(POST PLANARIAN POSTSCRIPT)

I once "lived with" a planarian.
I should have given him (or her) a name, but never thought of it.
Why, you might ask, did I live with a planarian?
It was part of my Biology class while at the University of Colorado.
All went well, until I forgot to give the little worm his (or her) water one day.
My planarian kicked the bucket.
He (or she) just dried up!
I tried giving him (or her) mouth-to-mouth (or tail?) resuscitation, but alas, it did not work.
There was nothing left for me to do, except to give my wormy roommate a respectful burial.
I carved a casket out of a piece of cork.
It even had a top!
Then I placed Roy---I've decided to give him (or her) a name after all...post mortem.)
I brought Roy---laid to rest in his (or her) tiny casket---to my Biology Lab teacher, and he had a good laugh.
I received an A for the course, to boot!

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