The Taking of Temperature

When Henry's toy thermometer Was used to check his bear For fever, I was most surprised That not the derriere Nor mouth was where he placed it, For he made it very clear That the best place for a reading Was inside the teddy's ear. I was poised to thus correct him But I realized nowadays That we measure kids for fever In some unexpected ways. In my day, things sure were different. Still, we wouldn't need a push To insert thermometers Into the ear and not the tush.