Epic Journey – a poem by Kate Rauner

A tiny little bat,

That can sit upon your thumb,

Has made a risky journey

That none have ever done.

At least, none we have ever tracked

Across the wild North Sea,

From Bristol in the UK

Past Holland’s Zuiderzee.

Found in a barn, alas, deceased;

This traveler verifies

Just how far migrant bat

Individuals can fly.

What inspires such journeys?

Their epics they can’t tell.

Let’s offer up some poetry

For the tiny pipistrelle.

Thanks to http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/25759149