The Desert Horned Toad
by Charles Keller — Read all 159 poems by Charles Keller
I chased these little horned lizards in the Nevada desert as a child.
I tried to make the poem look like the creature when centered on the page.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
O
he's
Ugly!
Darting eyes,
flicking tongue.
Scampering tracks in desert sand.
Tail makes a wiggly line
between tiny footprints.
Its journey in search
of food and survival
beneath the blistering
and relentless
desert sun.
Struggling daily to live
another cycle of sun to moon.
Day
to
n
i
g
h
t
.
.
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