Elmer and Lima

Elmer and Lima, two male penguins

At a zoo in Syracuse, New York,

Are both excited after having

Been paid a visit by the stork.

 

The two had built a nest together.

Obviously, they couldn't lay

An egg, but still, the two birds cherished

Their little home, come what may.

 

A breeding pair kept breaking their eggs,

Which kept them from hatching their own little chick.

And so zookeepers devised a plan

To solve the problem. They had to be quick.

 

They gave a phony egg to the pair.

The REAL egg was placed in the nest

That Elmer and Lima had made together.

The two penguin males were put to the test.

 

The dads have been "exemplary parents,"

Says the zoo director. The two

Do exactly what you'd expect

Successful penguin parents to do.

 

Yay! Hurray for Elmer and Lima!

Once again their story shows

That non-traditional parents can be

Super-parent dynamos.

-by Bob B (3-15-22)