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LAUGHTER’S FAVOURITE ANIMAL
I agree
rabbitis s weet
and chi mpanzee
is very clever,
and you’ll never beat
elephantfor me mory.
If you see
fierce tiger
you’d wish
you could runlike ostrich,
or better yet hadthefeet
of cheetah.
Sure, parrot could chatter,
s n a k e c o ul d c h a n g e s ki n,
andfor a pet
so me would pick ha mster.
For creepy-cra wlyfeet
you mightplaceabet
onspiderto win.
But alligator
hasthatspecialso mething.
Teeththatsee mtolaugh.
Teeththatsee mto grin.
John Agard
APRIL
93