Everything is a Poem

Everything is a Poem — page 5 — 8 ANIMALS elephant bill jackrabbit jack Did you ever hear about Elephant Bill He tramped Elephant grass on Elephant Hill He had Elephant ears and an Elephant nose And Elephant wrinkles in his Elephant clothes Early one morning with the sun on his back Old Elephant Bill met Jackrabbit Jack Who had Jackrabbit fur and Jackrabbit teeth And Jackrabbit jumpers tucked underneath Said Jackrabbit Jack to Elephant Bill Let’s race to the bottom of Elephant Hill Then race back up so that people can see The mountain that ought to be named after me Elephant Bill gave an Elephant laugh He beat Jack downhill by a mile and a half But they got to the bottom and had just When Elephant Bill heard a terrible sound turned around The sound that an Elephant never forgets Jackrabbit had turned on his back-jumper jets And huffing below old Elephant Bill Looked up to the top of Jackrabbit Hill 7 8 9 1

Everything is a Poem — page 6

Everything is a Poem — page 7 — e s 10 ANIMALS e f i l i r f An August night The wind not quite A wind the sky Not just a sky And everywhere The speckled air Of summer stars Alive in jars 1986

Everything is a Poem — page 8 — ANIMALS 11 HOW THE YELLOW JACKET LOST HER SHYNESS The King of England Once was stung Upon his royal bottom And you could hear A yellow jacket Yell Oh boy I got him And that is how the yellow jacket Finally lost her shyness And how the English Came to call the King His Royal Highness 1992

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