Although many may not agree
All these things I did see
A creature full of surprises
Its skin's texture, color, and pattern disguises
Its size it can change
Its shape rearrange
One person from another it can tell
Using its suction cups to taste and smell
Jet propelled
A cloud of ink expelled
Loyal to only one mate
Its intelligence we underrate
Shy, a solitary sole
Capable of bonds emotional
With a poisonous bite
It can pierce a crab shell in a fight
It will shake your hand
And can walk on land
A life so short
Always looking for sport
Easily bored, for a gag
It provokes its mate to play tag
Rides a nurse shark like a horse
Gets knocked off of course
Squirt you with a playful water jet
Though a predator, it kept a pet
Farms lobsters that it herds
Flashes iridescent messages instead of words
It's own tools it creates
Human behaviors imitates
Hearts, it has three
Is it capable of more love than you or me?
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- Comment from author about the poem: I have had several octopus over the years and witnessed amazing unbeliveable things as I watched them 12 hours a day in my office. The female won't eat after laying eggs and slowly starves to death. I have watched her mate bring her food to no avail, and when she died try to force it in her beak, He carried her to the surface then watched her body all night until I removed the body the next day. He then wouldn't eat himself and died after several days. They have watched me clean their tank and then gathered discarded shells from behind coral and put them in a pile, where I could gather them up. They will use a small rock to prop open a clam shell, so they can get in to eat the clam. Although they will usually eat most anything in the tank, I had one that ate every fish I put in except one small damsel that it kept for months, often reaching out to pet it but never grab it.
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Wonderful words about these incredible beasties. ive heard it said that of all the creations on the planet they are the most likely to be of alien origin. Each tentacle has a mind of its own too.
Super celebration of these creations from you today.
Thank you so much for your review dusk and for your comment as well.
I favourited for your author's comment, alone..
a great write, introducing
a world many have little access to
I for one, thank you!
Thank you so much L.B. for your review and generous comments
What an extraordinary relationship you have had with octopuses, I did look up the plural, and what wonderful observations. I've seen several documentaries on the species and you're right, they are the most intelligent of creatures. Your poem is so beautiful and loving, and expresses the very nature of these sentient beings.
Thank you so much Bella for your review and welcome comments.
I never knew. Such interesting creatures. Monogamous like the albatross although climate change has brought some changes to their lifestyle. Thank you for this intriguing poem.
Thank you for taking your time to review this piece Rosina and for your welcome comments.
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