Penguin
Shuffle
Egg foot,
Shuffle
Ice pad,
Shuffle
Stub-winged flightless bird.
Diving
Sharp nose,
Diving
Keen eye,
Diving
Down where the whales are heard.
Cackle
Short tail,
Cackle
Fish gulp,
Cackle
South where the cold is felt.
Huddle
Chinstrap,
Huddle
Gentoo,
Huddle
Close, as the ice will melt.
Egg foot,
Shuffle
Ice pad,
Shuffle
Stub-winged flightless bird.
Diving
Sharp nose,
Diving
Keen eye,
Diving
Down where the whales are heard.
Cackle
Short tail,
Cackle
Fish gulp,
Cackle
South where the cold is felt.
Huddle
Chinstrap,
Huddle
Gentoo,
Huddle
Close, as the ice will melt.
This poem is copyright (©) Arran Potts 2025
About the Writer
Arran Potts
Arran Potts is from Wolverhampton, UK. He has recently taken up poetry as a hobby to rekindle a love for writing; and is finding Jo Bell’s ‘52 Poems’ book really useful. He recently won the inaugural Blackness on Sea Poetry Prize. He is supported by family and friends. He is hindered by his job.
