The Camelopard, it is said By travellers (who never lie), He cannot stretch out straight in bed Because he is so high. The clouds surround his lofty head, His hornlets touch the sky. How shall I hunt this quadruped? I cannot tell! Not I! I'll buy a little parachute (A common parachute with wings), I'll fill it full of arrowroot And other necessary things, And I will slay this fearful brute With stones and sticks and guns and slings. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EMERGENCY HAYING by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE REWARD by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM by AMY LOWELL LITTLE BROTHER'S STORY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD THE LONESOME CHILD by KATHERINE MANSFIELD THE MAN WITH THE WOODEN LEG by KATHERINE MANSFIELD |