Laid out on the highway
its feet in the air
I take a good look
as we pass it. No hair.
Just bumps on its back,
curled spines on its tummy;
its mouth sort-of open
its snout looking gummy
I ask my chauffeur
“What creature is that?”
He says with a chuckle,
“A dead rubber rat.”
While I’m no artist, here’s my attempt at a dead rubber rat. Highway pic courtesy of Pixabay.
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I'm a wife, mom & grandma, homemaker, avid reader, blogger, and nature lover enjoying country living. I write short stories, poems, and share life experiences, adding a dash of humor whenever I can.
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5 thoughts on “Curious Roadkill”
Kinda gory subject for a poem but so well done, I cannot help but smile.
Yeah, it was. Thank you. Somewhere here in Canada a truck’s driving along with a tire, or part of a tire, missing. This half just peeled off in a really unique shape. 😉
The length of this strip, laid out, must have been the full circle of the tire. We didn’t examine it closely, though. 😉
It was a day for roadkill; a little farther on we passed a squashed skunk at the roadside — discernible in several ways. 😦
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Kinda gory subject for a poem but so well done, I cannot help but smile.
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Yeah, it was. Thank you. Somewhere here in Canada a truck’s driving along with a tire, or part of a tire, missing. This half just peeled off in a really unique shape. 😉
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Too funny!
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Really funny! I saw something similar yesterday – turned out to be a rubber glove!
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The length of this strip, laid out, must have been the full circle of the tire. We didn’t examine it closely, though. 😉
It was a day for roadkill; a little farther on we passed a squashed skunk at the roadside — discernible in several ways. 😦
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