Tail Rhyme

TAIL RHYME Small curly pink one for Mr. Pig Beatrix Potter’s Peter rabbit’s is fluffy to lie on. Absurdly small whippy one for elephant so big Long one with paintbrush end for Mr. Lion All foxes have tails called brushes Flying kites have tails as well A prehensile monkey-tail often rushes Flying parrots have tales to tell Delicately sensuous and curled around on the windowsill Ginger or calico or black or white Cats tails are the most pullable for kids that will So they mostly stay well out of sight. The fattest of tails is the blue-whale tail Volumes of water induce great length That’s a whale of a tale, never stale: Ocean of space allows it fluid strength. Short fishes? They have tails as well as fins. Anaconda? Now that’s a long, gripping tale. Snakes? Don’t know where the tail begins. Overall winner? A comet-tail in space - without fail.