I can be a Scientist
binoculars in hand
watching very quietly
as flying birds land
I can be a Scientist
and measure just how deep
the footprints in the mud
left by creatures as they creep
I can be a Scientist
and listen to the sounds
of birds as they laugh and call
to others swooping round
I can be a Scientist
observing animals eat
leaves like a herbivore,
or do they eat meat?
I can be a Scientist
and count how many trees
are growing in the forest
branches full of bright green leaves
How many trees have round leaves?
Or leaves stretched l o n g and thin?
Or leaves that look like duck feet, three toes with webs
between?
How many trees are tall, reaching right up to the sky?
How many grow much shorter?
Or have branches bare and dry?
How many have their roots hidden underneath the ground?
Or roots that stand right up, forming walls that twist
around?
Counting and observing
Measuring too
I can be a Scientist!
How about you?
