What's black and white and cute all over?
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| Well, besides Smidgey... |
You guessed it...PANDAS!
To take my your mind off the pand·emic, I thought I'd put it on something beary cute...
Panda·poem·nium!
Earlier in the week I saw this video about the Pandas at the National Zoo enjoying their snow day:
They really know how to ROLL with the weather!
Poetry in motion!
Inspired, I set out to write this Panda·poem·nium post.
Considering Panda's, ahem, trouble with finding a mate, I thought I'd help a bear out with dating app ad:
Mr. Panda, 25
(Fuzzy-Wuzzy to you if we're a match!)
Don't let the black circles
around my eyes or
my paunchy tummy fool you -
the wiggle in my waddle
is how I put the adore
in adorable.
With my 12-hour a day
bamboo munching buffet,
I'm all about the slow jam groove.
No longer endangered,
only vulnerable,
I am looking for a gal
who will Panda to
my every whim...
Text me if you can BEAR it.
©2021, Bridget Magee. All Rights Reserved.
And then yesterday, on my afternoon walk/jog, I saw this little fella hanging around the forest path:
Another panda·poem·ium inspiration hit...
Fall From Grace:
While reaching for her milk,
Grace shifted her blanket of silk
And I fell from the pram.
Neither mum nor Grace did see,
my prone form splayed by the tree
after hitting the trail – wham!
Torrential rains soaked me,
mud and dirt cloaked me –
who would help me now?
Face down and dirty,
no longer soft and furry,
someone hoisted me onto this bough.
Now I hang and wait,
for luck to be my fate –
will Grace ever come back this way?
I long for the washer,
not scared to be squashered –
in Grace’s arms I long to stay.
©2021, Bridget Magee. All Rights Reserved.
Enjoy this week's round up at Jone Rush MacCulloch's blog!
Oh, my goodness that ad for a match! ha! So fun and funny. I'm sure Mr. Panda will be surrounded by interested miss-es.
ReplyDeleteAwwwww, poor panda stuffie. To the washer, quick! Let's hope it's reunited with Grace right away. Two great poems. Are you poeming overtime this week?
Thanks, Linda! What better way to distract myself than with a squishy, furry fella and poetry!? :)
DeleteWho could resist Mr. Panda? I hope he finds a lady with a waddle as adorable as his. Thanks for bringing us this Panda break!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tabatha, for hanging out with my latest furry distraction. :)
DeleteWell, I am sure Mr. Panda is on his way to romance with an add like that. I enjoyed the panda break very much.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kay! We all need a break from the world once in a while...why not enjoy it with a panda?
DeleteWow, I love both your panda poems! I really hope Grace finds her friend!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruth! I know, I worry about the little person who lost that stuffy. I'll have to go back up in the forest soon and see if it still hanging on the tree... :)
DeleteBoth panda poems are fun. Really like the first one with a Valentine Day theme,
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jone! Love is in the air... :)
DeleteBoth really cute panda poems! Very inventive to use a dating app advertisement for Mr. Panda! I hope the Panda finds his way back to Grace! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol! I figure I'll never create a dating profile, but I can use my writing ability to help a fella out. :)
DeleteBridget, these poems are so delightful so much so that Mr. Panda should be flooded with panda lovers who want a really wonderful male. I've seen the video you shared being tossed around Twitter recently so you took the ball and ran with it, just in time for Valentine's day.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol! I was smitten when I saw that video, and then to see the panda stuffy on the tree, it was fate. :)
DeleteBrilliant, Bridget! Surely with that ad, Panda would have lots of potential suitors! Adorable. I can't wait to start our ZOOM day with the panda cam. We've been using Cornell's bird web cams and this will be a fun change for my Kindergarteners!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christie! I love the idea of your Kindergartners starting their days with these furry fellas. You can't help but smile when you see a panda.
DeleteWe tried the panda cam today and it was a huge hit!
DeleteThese are so funny! I especially loved the puns in the first, so many including, "panda" to every whim and "Text me if you can bear it."
ReplyDeleteThanks, Janice! I'm a little pun-heavy, but I suppose that is better than being 'waddle' heavy...ahem. :)
DeleteYou are the queen of PUN, Bridget."who will Panda to/my every whim..." I saw that video more than once, people clinging for a good laugh in the midst of the freak-out snow storm. I feel bad for the panda hung in the tree. Once, we actually stopped on a highway to save someone's bear. Never found the owner but my daughter certainly gave it love. Happy Weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! I could totally see you rescuing a stuffy on the side of the road. I thought about taking this fella and washing him, but I'm hoping "Grace's" pram will pass by again soon. :)
DeleteBridget, you are the master of lonely hearts! With your help, Panda is sure to find a love interest, and no doubt one with a good sense of humor. You are too funny! Thanks for a dose of light-hearted fun. You make it look so easy!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Molly! Your words are exactly what I need to read right now. :)
DeleteThank you for panda-ing to our every need for fluffy and adorable at this time, Bridget!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Heidi! It is my pleasure to serve up the fluffy and adorable during this challenging time. :)
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