The day was hotter than words can tell,
So hot the jelly-fish wouldn't jell.
The halibut went all to butter,
And the catfish had only force to utter
A faint sea-mew — aye, though some have doubted,
The carp he capered and the horn-pout pouted.
The sardonic sardine had his sly heart's wish
When the angelfish fought with the paradise fish.
'T was a sight gave the bluefish the blues to see,
But the seal concealed a wicked glee—
The day it went from bad to worse,
Till the pickerel picked the purse-crab's purse.
And the crab felt crabedder yet no doubt,
Because the oyster would n't shell out.
The sculpin would sculp, but had n't a model,
And the coddlefish begged for something to coddle.
But to both the dolphin refused its doll,
Till the whale was oblidged to whale them all.
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Funny. Combine this with a trip to the beach--or to an aquarium. -
While I was reading this, I kept imagining all of the creatures as cartoons, and that made me chuckle this morning. I agree with Open Eyes, that this is still a great poem today, and the humor is not entirely lost. I absolutely loved the play on words.
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Full of good humor and ticklish fun! Whimsical, well thought out and well written. Even in this day and age, qualifies for a gem.
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this is a great poem well done
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hehehe this is a great poem... very very clever
great use of vocabulary and fantasic rhythm.
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