“The Happy Octopus” read by Marcia N. Lynch.
The Happy Octopus
by Marcia N. Lynch
I love being an octopus
I slither and I slide
Tucking in my tentacles
To find a place to hide.
I creep along the ocean floor
And sing a solo song,
While dancing on my nimble legs
I never feel alone.
Like Russian dolls all lining up
In their descending size,
The suckers of my tentacles
Flow down my slippery sides.
I’ve been given eight of them,
And with my good looks —
It’s fun to glide around the sea
And be an octopus.
About the Poet
Once upon a time Marcia N. Lynch was a children’s film editor, crafting live-action fairy tales for PBS. She and her husband of 40 years live in Arlington, Virginia where one of her poems was chosen by the ArlingtonArts Moving Words competition to ride around on the local buses. She has just published her first book of poetry for children available on Amazon, Dear Miss Tickle: Poetry and Art for the Young at Heart.
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