Sunday, May 3, 2009

Do Penguins Have Tongues?


PENGUINS DRESS LIKE FRED ASTAIRE
AND WALK LIKE CHARLIE CHAPLIN
THEY LOVE THEIR SUSHI FRESH AND RAW
BUT ALWAYS USE A NAPKIN
THEY CAN’T USE FORKS OR CHOPSTICKS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO THUMBS
THEY LOOK LIKE NUNS WITH DUCKY FEET
AND FISH BREATH ON THEIR TONGUES
SO POLITE THEY STAND IN QUE
TO DIVE INTO THE SEA
AND WAIT THEIR TURN TO DIVE ON IN
ONE BY TWO BY THREE
DO PENGUINS REALLY HAVE A TONGUE?
I’D SURELY LIKE TO KNOW
IF ONE WERE ‘DOUBLE PENGUIN’ DARED
WOULD IT STICK TO THE SOUTH POLE?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

really cute, i like it! hmmm....i think a second book might be right around the corner.
:)
~s~

Anonymous said...

yes, they do have tongues. specialized tongues.

Ronnieroo said...

Great! Hey how about setting these poems to music!! I'd be happy to illustrate them!( they are similiar to my 'Have you ever?' Poems eg

Have you ever seen a Goanna
climbing up a tree
one day when I stood very still
one tried to run up......ME! )