When I worked at Oregon Caves National Monument I wrote this little ditty.
The Bat in the Hat
The Bat in the hat
is a Ranger that
shows you cave habitat
with a flashlight and chitchat.
The Bat in the hat
wears a hat that is flat
and it catches the splat
that water begat.
The Bat in the hat
is an acrobat
who must combat
a cave ceiling not flat.
The Bat in the hat
said “Oh drat,
I bumped my hat
and fell on my prat.”
The Bat in the hat
also baby-sat
and broke up a spat
with a visitor’s brat.
The Bat in the hat
works for a bureaucrat
as a lowly proletariat
while acting as a diplomat.
Very cute, Gaelyn, and it sounds as if it describes the job quite well!
That’s really clever Gaelyn and fun to read. Breaking up a spat with a visitors brat…..brings a smile to my face.
So one of your totems or animal spirits is a bat. That makes good sense. You navigate very well through the dark and can see and identify with the souls that reflect back to you through echo location.
Very nice Gaelyn. I could not put two words together even if my life depended on it. 🙂
Very cute and clever. It makes me picture your job and how you felt as you did it.
I got a kick out of your humorous poem describing some of your on-the-job experiences as a park ranger. Reminds me of Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat and Oh the Places You’ll Go.
Cute poem. You sound as though you would be a fun co-worker.
This is cute and where it’s at!
Gaelyn: That was really neat from the bat in the hat.
This is really clever and the story was told well in verse!