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Paul Hughes' poetry and verse for anyone with imagination (age 9 and up)

Lion’s heart March 9, 2008

Filed under: antelope, lion — Paul Hughes @ 11:51 am
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The lion loved the antelope

his love was unrequited

she laughed and said “we can’t elope”

here are the reasons cited:

 

“The matter of your diet

gives me cause for some alarm

you’d soon eat me, don’t deny it

and I’d rather not be harmed

 

Your mane is far too hairy

and you haven’t any horns

I confess I find you scary!”

lion’s heart was ripped and torn

 

Now, he trimmed his mane and tail

lion tried so hard to win her

but found it was to no avail

so ate her for his dinner

 

Moral

 

It is an incredible bungle

to be rude to the king of the jungle

 

Paul Hughes 2008