Page 17 - The Gluckman Occasional Number Four

Stenosaurus

Please don’t tell her that the court planned
On phasing out her old shorthand—
Lest she starting then to flail strikes
You from the record with tail spikes.

Coda

When disaster slammed the door shut,
No one knew what was in store but
Was it diet? Bad attitude?
The longitude or latitude?

It doesn’t matter much—not yet;
But if their heirs apparent get
Themselves in much more trouble then
The questions may arise again.