If I Were an Ocelot by Renee LaTulippe

Poetry Monday: “If I Were an Ocelot”

If I Were an Ocelot

If I were an ocelot,
I’d sleep the livelong day.
I’d curl up in the moss a lot
or in a bale of hay.

If I were an ocelot,
I’d dine upon the heath,
and I’d be sure to floss a lot,
so I’d never lose my teeth.

If I were an ocelot,
I’d snack on leaves and bugs.
I’d eat tomato sauce a lot
on tasty little slugs.

If I were an ocelot,
I’d get a catnip ball
that I’d be sure to toss a lot
against the garden wall.

And if I were an ocelot,
I’d never pick a fight.
I’d surely not be cross a lot,
and never, ever bite.

Video Location
Suvereto, Italy. Aldobrandeschi Castle (La Rocca), 10th-12th century.

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