The lobster and the crab one day
Proposed a friendly race.
Agreed upon the time were they,
Agreed upon the place.
The start and finish lines were where
The two thought they should be.
The crayfish with a clock was there
To act as referee.
And though the rule-book then was read,
Not all was clarified;
For as the lobster forward sped
The crab went to the side.
(Jeffrey Krise)
Mother doesnโt want a dog.
Mother says they smell,
And never sit when you say sit,
Or even when you yell.
When you come home late at night
And there is ice and snow,
You have to go back ou because
The dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesnโt wat a dog.
Mother says they shed,
And always let the strangers in
And bark at friends instead
They do disgraceful things on rugs,
And track mud on the floor,
And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesnโt want a dog.
Sheโs making a mistake.
Because, more than a dog, I think
She will not want this snake.
(Judith Viorst)
Canary-birds feed on sugar and seed,
Parrots have crackers to crunch;
And, as for the poodles, they tell me the noodles
Have chickens and cream for their lunch.
But thereโs never a question
About MY digestionโ
Anything does for me!
Cats, youโre aware, can repose in a chair,
Chickens can roost upon rails;
Puppies are able to sleep in a stable,
And oysters can slumber in pails.
But no one supposes
A poor Camel dozesโ
Any place does for me!
...
People would laugh if you rode a giraffe,
Or mounted the back of an ox;
Itโs nobodyโs habit to ride on a rabbit,
Or try to bestraddle a fox.
But as for a Camel, heโs
Ridden by familiesโ
Any load does for me!
(Charles E. Carryl)
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