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Animal Nonsense Verse
by Suzanne Noordyk


A Albert the ape
loved to eat grapes
and fancy French crepes
wearing a cape
made of an old drape
he made his escape
from lower Canape.
B Betsy the baboon
played the bassoon
by the light of the moon
near the blue lagoon
where a giant balloon
blown in on a monsoon
landed one night in June.
C Clarence the clam
wore a blue tam
eating eggs and ham
and also two yams
with strawberry jam
sitting on a dam
with Reggie the ram.
D Dani the dragon
went down to Upton
in a red wagon
pulled by Antoine
who carried an ikon
made from old iron
by a blue heron.
E Edward the eagle
looked very regal
as he did kneel
at the great seal
but snagging his heel
on a large wheel
and said, "no big deal."
F Fanny the fox
put all her clocks
in an old iron box
with many locks
among the phlox
then she at lots of lox
down on the docks.
G Gregory the goat
had a new blue coat
and a big red boat
tied up by the moat
he took Syd the sloat
out for a float
near Land-o-Groat.
H Hannah the hedgehog
was totally agog
as she sat on a log
by the edge of a bog
reading a catalogue
while sipping grog
in a dense fog.
I Igor the impala
went to the gala
in Guatamala
given by the mulla
with Katy koala
he dance the hula
and tarantella.
J Jaqui the jaguar
drives a red car
like wild tartar
not near but far
she played the guitar
for the great Tsar
who answered to Oscar.
K Kelsey the kangaroo
who lived in a shoe
with an old cockatoo
who was a bright blue
they dined on beef stew
and played the kazoo
down on the avenue.
L Lesli the leopard
liked to eat custard
made from mustard
and some swiss chard
as she stood guard
in the great orchard
close to St. Leonard.
M Murray the mole
lived in a hole
beside a stout pole
near Trevor the troll
who had a foal
who ate from a bowl
on top of the knoll.
N Nancy the newt
was really quite cute
as she nibbled on fruit
bought in Lachute
along with a flute
on which to toot
and also a lute.
O Oliver the ostrich
had a great itch
caused by the witch
with an odd twitch
he crawled into a ditch
and there found a niche
and started to skritch.
P Polly the pig
munched on a fig
then danced a jig
inside the brig
then she took a swig
and fell over a twig
thus losing her wig.
Q Quincy the quail
had a big red pail
to carry the mail
down to the scale
that lay in the vale
by Squigly Dale
and she never did fail.
R Rhonda the raccoon
sailed the Rangoon
in a hot air balloon
by the light of the moon
to visit the baboon
who liked to croon
everyday just at noon.
S Sammy the sloth
a weaver of cloth
went to Paragioth
in faraway Zayoth
to plight his troth
to the lovely Jamoth
a beautiful moth.
T Tanya the toucan
wearing a turban
and waving a fan
met with a Siberian
driving a sedan
on the way to Iran
to play Chopin.
U Ursala the unicorn
played on her horn
early one morn
looking very forlorn
both tattered and torn
sitting on a thorn
in Northeast Bjorn.
V Vaughn the vulture
who knew about culture
went on an adventure
to East Bonaventure
to visit here a creature
with a very odd feature
all dressed in velour.
W Wanda the walrus
wrote a great opus
with he pal Gus
while riding a bus
from Akiz to Angus
to visit old Angus
in from the Caucasus.
X Xavier the xyamoo
called on a schmoo
sitting in an igloo
he said halloo
schmoo answer shoo
he slipped on some goo
then lost he shoe.
Y Yolando the yak
robed in a sack
of red and black
lived in a shack
beside the track
in faraway Tarak
and ate flapjacks.
Z Zachary the zebra
had a fine fedora
made from angora
he went to Nampura
to visit the spa
with his ma and pa
and also grandpa.

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