poem 19

by dog e relaford

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i had a parrot named joe who had no verbal flow i had a cat named patch who never scratched and a cat named billy price who never caught mice i had a dog named al clark who never barked i had a cow named jude who never mooed i had a bull named porter who never snorted i had a lion name laird who never glared and a lion named joe ford who never roared i had a tiger named bob who never held a steady job i had a lamb named sam who liked strawberry jam and a goat named cy who was fond of apple pie i had an uncle named morris who liked girls in the chorus i had an aunt named claire who liked to polish silverware i had a cousin named jake who never gave me a break fred was my best friend he came to a bad end we all lived together in the branch of a tree which never made much sense to me next poem