A nonsense poem for children: Deep sea divers dove one day, All decked out in green and gray. Underneath the sea they saw A million muskrats, maybe more. “What kind of creatures could you be Underneath the salty sea?” The deep sea divers asked. “Dont you Need air to breathe and burrows, too?” “Oh, my! Oh, my!” the muskrats said. “Its time for treats, then off to bed!” And in a flash, like fin-tailed fish, The muskrats turned in one bright swish, And vanished like a whispered wish. Deep down they went where whales trade Their favorite shellfish in the shade, While walruses wear woolen coats And stingrays feed seahorses oats; Where turtles dance with manatees, And snoring snails try not to sneeze, And seals in tux and tails sing While serving scallions in the spring, Too deep dark down to see a thing. There the muskrats went to sleep, Deep down below the deepest deep, Too deep for deep sea divers to Descend to, as deep divers do, And far too deep for me and you. © by Nicholas Gordon Hear me read the poem and listen to the music for it at my site by going to poemsforfree/week.html.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 04:56:07 +0000
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