On Seeing A Centipede Poem by Francis Duggan

A strange little critter to look at indeed
It does have more legs than it does seem to need
As it crawls in the grass it's fastest pace very slow
Though little of it's way i can claim to know
Out of sight into cover it moves fast as it can
Five meters to crawl to it in distance quite a long span
Since birds enjoy eating it's kind every day
It does feel safer under cover well hidden away
From the likes of the blackbird nearby with the bright golden bill
In Nature it does have it's role to fulfill
Just like me and the bird with the beautiful song
Our common bond is to Nature we belong
Like the strange little critter known as centipede
Who does have more legs than it does seem to need.