When I was young I loved zoo's.
Growing up I drew a lot of animals,
sometimes I wanted them
Eye to eye, eye to paw-
I needed close up:
scents or lay and curl of fur,
feather and microscopic colors.
I watched twitch of whisker,
tilt of head.
Sometimes line of shoulder,
flick of wing
shift of weight.
Grain of hoof, shell,
the grit of tendon
turn of horns
or curve of claw.
Growing up I drew a lot of animals,
sometimes I wanted them
Eye to eye, eye to paw-
I needed close up:
scents or lay and curl of fur,
feather and microscopic colors.
I watched twitch of whisker,
tilt of head.
Sometimes line of shoulder,
flick of wing
shift of weight.
Grain of hoof, shell,
the grit of tendon
turn of horns
or curve of claw.
