My Rhynchosaur
Dear Rhynchosaur, inside your case, You have a really funny face. Your beady eye and parrot’s beak, As creatures go, are quite unique. In ancient times, it seems, your paws Walked upon Budleigh’s streets with claws Like those of really savage brutes. Yet all you ate were simply roots. I wonder, does your lizard’s tail Mean that you were an adult male? The pattern on your scaly back Could camouflage against attack. Your bones, which came from near High Peak, Are truly rare and most antique. Resplendent on your sandy base, Dear Rhynchosaur, I think you’re ace. © Michael Downes 2014 Fairlynch Museum's model of a Rhynchosaur was created by Budleigh-based designer and model maker Neil Rogers. http://www.nr-artworks.co.uk