Showing posts with label South America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South America. Show all posts

Monday, 3 March 2025

I ADMIRE THE SLOTHS

 

I have always greatly admired the Sloth

Though not in any way the cardinal sin

I admire the Sloths of South America

Noted for their slowness of movement     

Arboreal tree Sloths of the rainforests

Sloths spend most of their unhurried lives

Hanging upside down in the trees

Their slowness suits their low-energy

Diet of leaves and helps them to avoid

Detection by predators that hunt by sight

Tree Sloths are quiet solitary creatures

Who always appear to be wearing a smile

And are happiest when they are left alone,

But Sloths really don’t like to be touched

So, don’t let their smiling face fool you

They will defend themselves if threatened

By using their razor-sharp teeth and claws

So I identify with the Sloth and could be one

Apart from the unsatisfying diet of leaves

And the hanging upside down in the trees

I ADMIRE THE SLOTHS

  I have always greatly admired the Sloth Though not in any way the cardinal sin I admire the Sloths of South America Noted for their ...