Winnowing Poem by Guy Graybill

We don't need the mice
An' we don't need rats.
If there are no mice,
We don't need the cats.

We don't need 'possum
An' we don't need hogs.
We don't need the ticks
Or the polliwogs.

We don't need roaches
An' we don't need bears.
We don't need spiders
An' we don't need hares.

We don't need 'skeeters'
An' we don't need gnats.
Without them 'skeeters'
We'll never need bats.

We don't need the wasps
Or the centipedes.
We don't need the sharks
Or the canine breeds.

We don't need tigers
An' we don't need fleas.

We need only us...
An' the honey bees.

Guy Graybill