I give you now Professor Twist, A conscientious scientist, Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!" And sent him off to distant jungles. Camped on a tropic riverside, One day he missed his loving bride. She had, the guide informed him later, Been eaten by an alligator. Professor Twist could not but smile. "You mean," he said, "a crocodile."
oh WOW! That's one of our family favorites. Well, mine in any rate. I never knew who it was by though. It wasn't the one I was trying to memorize when it winkled its way into my brain.
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Poem
Date: 2006-09-20 06:47 pm (UTC)I give you now Professor Twist,
A conscientious scientist,
Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!"
And sent him off to distant jungles.
Camped on a tropic riverside,
One day he missed his loving bride.
She had, the guide informed him later,
Been eaten by an alligator.
Professor Twist could not but smile.
"You mean," he said, "a crocodile."
Re: Poem
Date: 2006-09-20 07:31 pm (UTC)Re: Poem
Date: 2006-09-20 07:55 pm (UTC)Thank you for reminding me of that one!