Some schoolboy verse

[pecunium]

My Marine Bio prof gave an extra credit assignment; write a poem about gills. The requirement: it has to have all the major structures.

The fish drinks its air
Moving water past the pair

Of rakers, arches, and lamellae
Filaments, slits or opercula

Getting everything it needs
By, “breathing” as it feeds

When standing still
And at ramming speeds

Comments

[pecunium.livejournal.com]

It was to be read out, I don't know how she is grading the extra credit.