The Donkey
I had a Donkey, that was all right,
But he always wanted to fly my Kite;
Every time I let him, the String would bust.
Your Donkey is better behaved, I trust.
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The Ceiling
Suppose the Ceiling went Outside
And then caught Cold and Up and Died?
The only Thing we-d have for Proof
That he was Gone, would be the Roof;
I think it would be Most Revealing
To find out how the Ceiling-s Feeling.
The Chair
A funny thing about a Chair:
You hardly ever think it-s there.
To know a Chair is really it,
You sometimes have to go and sit.
The Hippo
A Head or Tail-which does he lack?
I think his Forward-s coming back!
He lives on Carrots, Leeks and Hay;
He starts to yawn-it takes All Day-
Some time I think I-ll live that way.
The Lizard
The Time to Tickle a Lizard,
Is Before, or Right After, a Blizzard.
Now the place to begin
Is just under his Chin,-
And here-s more Advice:
Don-t Poke more than Twice
At an Intimate Place like his Gizzard.
Selections From I Am! Said The Lamb
Theodore Roethke
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Poem topics: funny, sometimes, trust, head, cold, roof, advice, suppose, live, Valentine's Day, place, time, chair, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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