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J is for the Jackal – One of the most cunning

 

J is for the Jackal One of the most cunning

 

You are synonymous with opportunism.
You are the symbol of betrayal for humans.
So much so that we liken the cunning ones among us,
to you, the jackal, a beast of prey.

But I feel it is rather an unfair comparison,
to liken our hellish lot to you,
you are opportunistic only when you are hunting for food,
whereas we humans employ cunning in everything we do.

You clean up the leftovers,
of carcasses eaten by lions and tigers.
You are...

I is for the Iguana – One of the largest of the lizard family

 

I is for the Iguana One of the largest of the lizard family

 

You are a big and huge reptile.
You can be up to five or six feet long.
You are a very rare animal,
that can be found only in a few places in the world.

You look frightening and ominous,
but you are actually a harmless herbivore.
Some people keep you as a pet.
Oh my huge one, indeed you have charming ways.

You come in two varieties.
The green coloured iguana and the antilean iguana.
The antilean ones among you,
are in...

H is for the Hare – One of the fastest creatures

 

 

H is for the Hare One of the fastest creatures

 

I remember once during my college days,
we were playing cricket in the vast college grounds,
when one of my friends pointed at a distance,
and exclaimed hey everyone, look at that

We saw you, racing across the terra firma,
at breakneck speed,
you were there one minute,
and were gone the next.

You, the hare, are one of the fastest animals.
You can run at eighty kilometres per hour,
over short distances.
No wonder we could see you...

G is for the Goldfish – The fish with the golden hue

 

G is for the Goldfish The fish with the golden hue

 

 

You are among the smallest of the fish family,
but you are also one of the most beautiful.
You come in many colour combinations,
but all of you have a golden tinge.

You have a great sense of vision.
You can see four different colours.
Not only can you recognize colours,
you also have a terrific sense of hearing.

You are valued greatly by humans,
as coveted pets for their homes.
People spend large amounts of money,
to buy you for...

F is for the Firefly – That twinkles at night

 

F is for the Firefly That twinkles at night

 

When I was a young boy of twelve,
I stepped out into the garden of my house one night,
and looked at the enormous tree there.
I saw a tiny twinkling light falling from a branch.

I was fascinated by the light,
and ran towards the tree,
but before I could reach the tree,
the light was gone and there was darkness everywhere.

Later when I grew up,
I learned in my biology class,
that what I had seen that night,
were you the wonderful firefly.

...

E is for the Eagle – Soaring high in the sky

 

E is for the Eagle Soaring high in the sky

 

You are the eagle and you are fast and furious.
You are one of the biggest of all birds,
with a beak that is among the sharpest,
which can tear the flesh of your prey to shreds.

I was once walking in my school grounds,
with my open lunch box held in my hands,
there were a lot of you,
flying high above in the sky.

I was busy chatting with my friends,
when suddenly in one fell swoop,
one of you dived down from the sky,
and stole a morsel from...

D is for the Deer – Easy meat for the Tiger

D is for the Deer Easy meat for the Tiger

 

 

You look so innocent and sweet,
and so forlorn and lost.
You have beautiful horns and a lovely face.
You are the deer an animal so sweet.

The majestic Tiger and the ferocious Lion,
hunt you relentlessly for meal after meal.
You run as fast as you can,
sometimes you escape and sometimes you are easy meat.

Over times immemorial,
you have been hunted by men of all hues,
by kings of great kingdoms,
for sport and recreation.

Some of you are...

Jai’s Jottings is in Feedspot’s list of top hundred Blogs for writers & authors in 2020

 

Jais Jottings is in Feedspots list of top 100 blogs for Writers & Authors in 2020

 

Recently when I was browsing through a co-bloggers very interesting blog I came across an entry stating that her blog is in the list of the top 100 fashion blogs chosen by Feedspot. She had also provided a link to the list of selected blogs. I visited the page and was indeed impressed by the blogs listed there. I decided then and there that I would like to know where my blog stood in terms of...

C is for the Chameleon I kept as a pet

 

 

C is for the Chameleon I kept as a pet

 

When I was a young boy,
I wanted a pet badly,
but as my parents would have it,
no animals would be allowed inside my house.

One day I went to the pet shop,
with my uncle who was not so strict,
and bought a Chameleon,
to keep as a sweet little pet.

I kept him hidden inside a small box,
poked with holes,
I fed him worms and other little animals,
I could find in my bountiful garden.

I fell in love with my pet.
with his protruding eyes,
his...

B is for the Butterfly – From ugliness to beauty

 

B is for the Butterfly From ugliness to beauty

 

You start off as an egg,
out of which you creep out,
as a creature as ugly as can be,
which they call the caterpillar.

By the end of the process of metamorphosis,
you develop beautiful wings,
and become the multicoloured marvel,
they call the butterfly.

when a handsome lad and a beautiful lass,
want to confess their love to each other,
it always helps to push matters forward,
if you are flitting around somewhere.

I am sure that...