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JOSIE'S POEMS
B i r d P o e m s
By Josie Whitehead
THE PENGUINS OF *LORO PARK
(Tenerife)
By Josie Whitehead
Lesson Plan etc:- HERE
Film of Penguins of Loro Parque, Tenerife: HERE
There are families of penguins who live in a ‘fridge’
And perhaps you’ll be wondering why.
Their ice-world’s a place that all penguins enjoy
And these penguins for certain aren’t shy.
The temperature’s just as a penguin would like,
And they’ve freezing cold water to swim.
They've only one problem, the penguins all say:
"Without sunshine our world is too dim."
They gave them bright lights and some lovely blue sky,
And a beach where they look out to sea.
They added some rocks to their cold, snowy shore
And they’ve plenty of humans to see.
Quite often the penguins enjoy a snowstorm,
As they love the snowflakes on their skin,
And what do they need in addition to this
To prevent them from all getting thin?
They’re supplied every day with some tasty fish meals,
And they're never pursued by a shark,
And these families of penguins lead lives full of ease
In their Ice World within Loro Parque.
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METRE: Anipaestic heptameter:
"The Penguins of Loro Park" is a contemporary example of iambic heptameter (fourteeners) used to create a whimsical, rhythmic narrative. In this poem, I use the long, 14-syllable lines to mimic the waddling motion and playful energy of the penguins. Because the lines are so long, they naturally invite a caesura (a pause) after the eighth syllable, which makes the poem feel like a classic ballad or a nursery rhyme.