LET OSPREY
Lord love a duck,
And the flighty flea;
Yet the skink liz., I think is
More grounded than we’ll ever bee.
And Lord love a fly
(Only God knows why) —
While no toucan swat flies, you can….though
It takes deet-o to defeat-o a mosquito.
Which leads one to wonder
What makes parasites tick?
Ticks are such louses,
They damn well make me sick.
Pray tell, when hyenas laugh,
Are they howling at jokes?
When possums play dead,
Are they living a hoax?
Do hummingbirds hum
’cause they don’t know the words?
Why don’t emus fly?
Do they think they’re not birds?
Do deer mice to mere mice
Write “Dear Mouse” letters?
Do billy goats bill,
Willy-nilly, billy goat debtors?
How hip are hippos?
Do garter snakes wear socks?
Are sockeye salmon
From the school of hard knocks?
Do caribou care?
Do antelope elope?
When push comes to shove,
Can two cockatoos cope?
If given an inch,
Will inchworms grow feet?
Are fool pigeons stool pigeons
When they rat on the street?
What makes a dog bark?
Does it think it’s a tree?
And why do owls look wise?
They must think that they’re me.
Michaeline Montezinos 1:46 pm on July 29, 2015 Permalink |
I got the heeby jeebies reading this tome
Please tell me those animals don’t live in your home
For company may visit but never come back
Could be those yak antlers you use as a rack.
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mistermuse 1:55 pm on July 29, 2015 Permalink |
No need to worry, Michaeline:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmgaTPz63Bw
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arekhill1 3:36 pm on July 29, 2015 Permalink |
Questions, Sr. Muse, that remained unasked by zoology until now. Most of them remain unanswered by contemporary researchers. Those people need to get on the stick.
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mistermuse 3:55 pm on July 29, 2015 Permalink |
That reminds me that I forgot to include elephants and donkeys in my poem, but the Repubs & Dems are already hogging all the attention, so they can do without mention from me .
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Osyth 4:51 pm on July 29, 2015 Permalink |
Love this … it has a Spike (Milligan) like quality to it. This is huge praise
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mistermuse 9:12 pm on July 29, 2015 Permalink |
I don’t think many Americans are familiar with the English comedian Spike Milligan — I wasn’t — so I watched his youtube clips IRISH ASTRONAUTS and IDIOT SCOUTS. Jolly good show, don’t you know! So….thanks for the comment and the exordium (it’s not often I get to use that word) to Milligan. 🙂
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Don Frankel 5:09 pm on July 30, 2015 Permalink |
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Poem
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mistermuse 9:00 pm on July 30, 2015 Permalink |
Don, except for “Poem,” that could be the Science Channel’s version of Eight is Enough.
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BroadBlogs 1:22 pm on July 31, 2015 Permalink |
Especially love these opening lines:
Lord love a duck,
And the flighty flea;
Yet the skink liz., I think is
More grounded than we’ll ever bee.
Thanks for this, oh wise owl.
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mistermuse 6:00 pm on July 31, 2015 Permalink |
I’m glad you said “oh wise owl” instead of “old wise owl” (although the latter would be closer to the truth).
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