world’s tiniest carnivore
eight inches long, two ounces.
you might think it’s cute
but razor teeth, scimitar claws.
the least weasel steals
the burrows of rats and moles
“In Defense of the Least Weasel: Poem & Scientific Note.” Voices from the Prairie: A Publication of Humanities Iowa (Fall/Winter 2022): 8-9. [link]