Portmanteau
Wooflewarts hide in woods deep dark
never ever in the park
galalump together with birds and bees
love eating berries and bright green peas
if you see one in the open
don’t give in to fears unspoken
gentle is this strange little beast
he will not make of you a feast
never ever in the park
galalump together with birds and bees
love eating berries and bright green peas
if you see one in the open
don’t give in to fears unspoken
gentle is this strange little beast
he will not make of you a feast
This poem is copyright (©) Janis La Couvée 2024
About the Writer
Janis La Couvée
Janis (she/her) is a writer and poet with a love of wild green spaces, dedicated to conservation efforts in Campbell River, British Columbia—home since time immemorial to the Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ people. Her work is published or forthcoming in Jake the Anti-Literary Magazine, Splendor of Wings (a League of Canadian Poets chapbook), Pure Slush, Litmora Literary Magazine, Chandelier – Dappled (Bulb Culture Collective’s Arbor Day zine), among others.
