Wonderful bird is
the pelican.  Beak holds more
than his belly can.

next: feathers

Dinosaur feathers?
Some paleontologists
think it's possible.

next: t-rex

Huge scary lizard
The terror of the time frame.
Could not do push ups.


next: meteor

Quote from: Spell Chick on July 26, 2026, 11:57:28 PMHuge scary lizard
The terror of the time frame.
Could not do push ups.

Or use a knife and fork.

There are millions
of them out there.  One with our
name written on it?

next: crocodile

Dundee had a man
who hunted crocs in movies
quiet successfully.



next: platypus

Body like a mole,
beak like a duck, poison spurs.
Couldn't make it up.

next: eagle

Soaring through the sky
spied food, wings spread, talons out
Dinner is now served.



next: ostrich

Last of the terror
birds.  Gastornis he aint - still,
big for a chicken.

next: eggshell

Ecru or off-white.
Hundreds of terms for "not white"
and "eggshell" is one.



next: ersatz

Substitutes can be
good or bad; ersatz always
sounds poor substitute.

next: pastiche

Respectful hodgepodge
Some of this and some of that
But not parody.



next: forgery

Bank note is paper
acting as money.  Forger
doubles the pretence.

next: serenity

Costa Serena,
the name of my neighborhood,
and mostly it is.

next: retirement

End of working life,
start of free time. Choose wisely,
then use it wisely.

next: hornet

There are regular bees
And then there are assault bees.
Two types: Wasps - Hornets.



next: swamp