(We covered children's poetry today in class--both for and about children; covering everything from Dr. Seuss to Shel Silverstein to poignant poems to unborn children and children's prayers. After we did our readings, we wrote whatever form/style we felt. This is my contribution.)
where did that MacDonald guy get his moo-moo farm anyway?
easy inheritance? swindling through cards?
& more importantly, why does he (or his animals) sing the bloody vowels backwards?
And what happened to the a & the u?
did he eventually go insane from the same refrain?
& while we're deconstructing childhood,
what's with the stupid sheep that Bo-Peep continually loses?
Sheep are supposed to be some of the least mentally acute animals around....
has she not heard of a herd dog?
or better yet, fences?
and what exactly is she doing that she can lose an entire flock of large white meandering things?
and do not get me started on that Itsy-Bitsy moron,
what is so marvelous at the top of that water spout?
and who is to say that he wouldn't be happier
in abandoning his Sisyphean efforts
and enjoying a lush life in the verdant grasses at the bottom
with a gorgeous fresh water supply?
Your poetry keeps making me snicker out loud.
ReplyDeleteItsy-Bitsy would like you to know that ATOP the water spout is Where It's At, didn'tcha know.