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THE SHARK
The shark
S wi ms
Inthe dark
Ofthe deep
Its eye glea ms
As it sees
Strea ms
Ofgoldfish —
B ol d fis h
Swi m mingtoo near
Forthesharkis wellaware
That here
Is atasty dish
Of fis h
A n d t h e s h a r k li e s
In wait —
Nofisher man,
No flies
No bait.
Andthefishswi m past
Thesharkfollows —
Fast,
And s wallo ws.
nd
Leila
Ward
ABOUT THE TEETH
OF SHARKS
Thethingaboutasharkis —teeth,
One ro w above, one ro w beneath.
Nowtakeacloselook. Doyoufind
It hasanotherrow behind?
Stillcloser —here,I’llholdyourhat:
Hasitathirdrow behindthat?
Nowlookinand... Lookout! Oh my,
I’llnever knownow! Well,goodbye.
John Ciardi
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