REMEMBER, THEY ARE OUR 'POSSUMS!
A love poem
Love is a funny thing; Love is a blossom
If you want your finger bit, poke it at a 'possum
-folk rhyme from
Zora Neale Hurston
Photographs courtesy of The Opposum Society of the
United States
You know, whenever our woods animals are talked about, the rabbit, squirrel, raccoon, deer and bear are constantly mentioned. But the poor old 'possum is always forgotten and it is not fair. On top of that, a lot of you are flattening our 'possums on our Roanoke-Chowan highways. There's even a joke about it:
Answer: To show the 'possum it can be done.
Please be more mindful and spare our 'possums!
If this has piqued your interest and sympathy, feel free to visit these
links
sponsored by some 'possum loving people:
The
Opposum Society of the United States and
The
National Opossum Society