Square Poems 43: Whale Acrostic Poem by Kim Barney

I call these square poems because they have the same number of syllables per line as there are lines in the poem. For example, a ten-line poem would have ten syllables per line, and a seven-line poem would have seven syllables per line. This one has five lines and five syllables per line. Square poems do not have to rhyme, and they do not have to be acrostics. Different species of whales are different sizes. Thirty tons is the average size of a gray whale. That's 60,000 pounds. A blue whale can weigh up to 330,000 pounds, or 165 tons. The gray whale has two blowholes on top of his head. Gray whales fight viciously to protect their young if they are attacked, earning them the nickname Devil Fish.