After we wrote “Ooh Odd Zoo,” some of our readers asked us to write about some more wonderful and, ahh, unusual creatures.

This week, say hi to the blobfish.

Deep deep deep below the surface
of the rollicking Tasman Sea,
wrapped in that Down Under darkness,
there bobs a blobby oddity

who likes it there, apparently.
The blobfish drifts from here to there,
pees where he pleases, eats debris,
wins ugly pageants, doesn’t care.

“Ugly pageants”? Hey, that’s fishy,
saying which fish isn’t handsome.
Sure, he’s soggy, cold, and squishy,
but opinions can be land-some.

The deep has dense intensity,
so he’s always under pressure.
That he exists contentedly
speaks to beauty we can’t measure.

Think of him when you feel heavy
or when your spirit needs a lift.
He’s always where he wants to be.
To be so present is a gift.