Don't Cross a Zebra --- a bit of English Nonsense.

17 Mar 2021

·Dawn

Don’t cross a zebra in a huff Don’t cross the road said Zebra in a huff I’m fed up with Pelicans; I’ve had enough And as for you, Green Man: what gives you the right To come along and tamper with that traffic light? I’ve had it with long-coated lollypop gals Who treat all the cross folk like long lost pals Those nattering mums who gather in packs And can’t see the cars for the bicycle racks If two can cross Toucans, I really don’t know Why they also need Puffins to help with the slow The Pegasus (or ludicrous) who think they are so chivalrous Invented for equestrians or horseyish pedestrians I would like to know if it’s too much to ask why a Zebra and Beacon aren’t up to the task? You two-legged humans who think you’re so tough Should never cross a Zebra when he’s in a huff NB: Beware: the road crossings in England have strange names!

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Dawn

Started writing poems at age 14, lyrics a lot later and am still doing both to my astonishment. Along the way I wrote a couple of novels and they are published by Amazon. I am gloriously happy in my marriage, after 50 years and I am relieved to say...

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