double decker ARMADILLO

This photo is terribly out of focus because the habitat was dimly lit, but it is still clear who went to sleep first.

Yellow armadillos snoozing,
naptime at the zoo.
These guys are usually playing
But today there's something new:
A double-decker armadillo,
one atop the other!
I wonder how they choose
who’s going to snooze upon its brother.
Do they chat about it nicely?
Do they argue? Flip a dime?
Do they just have an agreement?
Is it different every time?
I have given it a lot of thought
and this is what I thunk:
If you’re the first to fall asleep,
you’ll get the bottom bunk!

About this poem: My kids and I visit the zoo so often we've named many of the animals. These little yellow armadillos we call Malcolm and Griffin, after my boys. They're usually digging in the sand or chasing each other playfully (I think....). Not today. "Armadillo" is an easy rhyme with "pillow," but there were no pillows in sight today--just an armadillo bunk bed!

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