Best Porcupines Poems

A porcupine, when threatened, will
Let loose upon his foe a quill
Or actually, I have a hunch
That he’d release a giant bunch.

I always knew about that use
But never knew that a papoose
Could find what every baby needs
Where quills are used instead of beads.

Yes, cradleboards and moccasins
And...

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The importance of buttons is significant 
Strung out on a thin thread of thought
Through the eye of a needle too small to close
For a camel to go through but why would they?  

In Florida, sex with wild animals is illegal
Porcupines and alligators are not...

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"For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins sledding downhill to sea on their bellies, giant pandas holding bamboo lollipops in China or tree porcupines in the Canadian Rockies, balled up...

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Don’t ever let anyone tell you that a porcupine will make very good pet,
I had one for a little while and I came away with a lingering regret.

I taught her how to beg for scraps and how to kiss me on my cheek,
But the biggest...

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Petting Pet Porcupines

Pet porcupines require love
But always pet them with a glove...

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Now porcupines have their defences down pat
With extra sharp quills, enemies don't tackle this cat
I wouldn't, would you?
Imagine getting pricked, yucky poo!
Especially if you get quills stuck up your ass...

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I
Who made the roach and porcupine?
Who made the giraffe and sloth?
Who made mosquito, bug, kine?

II
I might see uses in cattle and kine
Because I need to feed, wine and dine
Will they let me eat bear & porcupine?

III
Some creatures remind us, not about us
The universe feels itself,...

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Her lips were of Persimmon pink
Her nails of Porcupine
              And when she puckered up to kiss
You’d better which your spine!

Her eyes could penetrate the night
Like lasers from a gun
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Many people are 
Like porcupines; getting too
Close is just painful....

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What is that animal peeking through the leaves?
Animal laughs as he hears the forest fairy wondering aloud.
Porcupines speak Fair-esh, you know, he thinks.

Ah, a midgespout, she says.
He is indignant now.
He had no ideas that fairies called porcupines midgespouts....

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a guided quill

filled with emotion… passion

porcupines  defence...

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