The hippopotamus is strong And huge of head and broad of bustle' The limbs on which he rolls along Are big with hippopootomuscle. He does not greatly care for sweets Like ice cream, apple pie, or custard, But takes to flavor what he eats A little hippopotomustard. The hippopotamus is true To all his principles, and just; He always tries his best to do The things one hippopotomust. He never rides in trucks or trams, In taxicabs or omnibuses, And so keeps out of traffic jams And other hippopotomusses. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO TREES IN KATHMANDU by KAREN SWENSON MERSA by KEITH CASTELLAINE DOUGLAS TO HIS LYRE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS CORYDON - A PASTORAL by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH WILD PLUM BLOSSOMS by EVA K. ANGLESBURG PSALM 54 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |