Tallulah's Band

There was a fine bird named Tallulah who had the most fine alula* she played on her drum rum-a-tum-tum Fine solos* for her sister Beulah. Fair Beulah thought “I’ll not be outdone!” “It’s my civic* duty to strum” so this one high noon* with her alula she tuned An accompaniment to rum-a-tum-tum! While the gals thought it their civic duty to play music all root-a-toot-tootie they rocked the nest and you know the rest Both gals fell on their plump feathered booties! *Palimdromes used alula [short bird feathers corresponding to a thumb] civic, solos, noon Poet: Debbie Guzzi