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WHALE
Wouldn’tyouliketobea whale
Andsailserenelyby —
An eighty-foot whalefro mthetip of yourtail
A n d a t i n y, b r i n y e y e ?
Wouldn’tyouliketo wallow
Where nobodysays “Co me out!”
Wouldn’tyou lovetoswallow
And blowallthe brineabout?
W o ul d n’t y o u li k e t o b e al w a y s cl e a n
But neverto haveto wash,I mean,
And wouldn’tyoulovetospout —
Oyes,justthink —
A f e a t h e r o f s p r a y a s y o u s a i l a w a y,
A n d rise a n d si n k a n d rise a n d si n k,
And blowallthe brineabout?
Geoffrey Dear mer
DECEMBER
299
