Alpacas are a woolly beast,
a cotton ball with feet.
Its fur makes sweaters that will sell
for prices awful sweet.
But if you really want your farm
to pay, then ditch alpaca
and plant your meadows, fields and yard
in nothing but tabacca.
About Me
Tim Torkildson is a former circus clown and broadcast journalist. He also spent several years in Thailand as an English teacher. Tim contributes occasional pieces to the St Paul Pioneer Press.