They held a great meeting a king to select, And the kangaroo rose in a dignified way, And said, "I'm the one you should surely elect, For I can out-leap every beast here to day." Said the eagle, "How high can you climb toward the sky?" Said the nightingale, "Favor us, please, with a song." Said the hawk, "Let us measure our powers of eye!" Said the lion, "Come, wrestle, and prove you are strong!" But the kangaroo said, "It would surely be best, In our choice of a king, to make leaping the test!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THREE SONNETS by RICHARD WILBUR RETROSPECTION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON UNDER THE CEDARCROFT CHESTNUT by SIDNEY LANIER THE DINNER-PARTY by AMY LOWELL THE HEART'S RETURN by EDWIN MARKHAM |