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shazbat
shazbat
Nov 21, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Never let an Elephant

 

Never let an elephant in your house

Get a rabbit or a lemur or a mouse

If you’re going to buy a pet

And you haven’t got one yet

Never, let an elephant in your house


 

Never let an Elephant in your lounge

He will beg and he will pester, he will scrounge

With his oversized proboscis

He's more trouble than rhinoceros

Never, let an Elephant in your lounge


 

Never let an elephant in your bed

Make him sleep out, maybe in the garden shed

If you let him in your pit

He will fidget, he will shit

Never, let an Elephant in your bed

— shazbat, Nov 21, 2008

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Norfolk, UK, GBR

Favorite Poets: Kipling, T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash, Spike Milligan and many more.

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themoonman

themoonman

17 years 6 months ago

lol...

thanks John... very funny stuff! I'm gonna have to get rid of my elephant.... lol Richard
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

I suppose they are not too

I suppose they are not too bad when house trained, and the manure is very good for the roses. Thank you Richard nice to know you enjoyed it. John
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 6 months ago

Another comment

Another comment *disappearing* this morning... John, I am your #1 fan here. You bring a much-needed sense of levity and style here. I love every poem you have written. Also, that elephant that i don't see in the living room, does NOT sleep in my mind. lol. Hug. ~A "Speech is blasphemy. Silence a lie. Above speech and silence is a way out." I-tuan.
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

I am extremely flattered,

I am extremely flattered, I've never had a fan before. I write simply to amuse myself and it's nice that they are getting read, even better that they are enjoyed. Your comments here are very much appreciated. John
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Lonnie

17 years 6 months ago

LMFAO!!!

Shazbat, you really know how to hurt a guy! I'm not quite as big as an elephant but I've gotten the same reaction from some of my relatives! Great stuff, my friend! I really loved it!
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

Sorry Lonnie, didn’t mean

Sorry Lonnie, didn't mean to offend you, in any way :) it's comments like this, that make my day, so glad you enjoyed my little rhyme I'll write some more, another time John