CUTE ANGELS v ACUTE ANGLES
The compositions that she wrote contained some little pearlers
and I found a straight face very hard to keep
Her childish innocence exposed for all the world to read
they were just so funny tears from my eyes weep
I bet you never learnt this one at school when you were there?
Norwegians come from Norway, not surprising.
The Danish people – well they come from Denmark so it seems
but Lap dancers come from Lapland – she’s surmising.
Sir Walter Raleigh circumcised the world with a big clipper
and I bet that bought a tear right to his eye.
It could explain why his exploits dwindled after that
for the very thought could make a grown man cry.
Then Joan of Arc the maiden, seems she met a bitter end
not sure why this should come as a surprise,
but according to this little one she was burnt as a steak
didn’t like to ask if she was grilled or fried.
But the classic that I loved the best and I hasten to add
that at school Maths was not my strongest suite,
but I ‘m sure I would have learnt it so much better had I known
this fact – I would have been in hot pursuit.
When you add up the numbers that’s a total that you have,
take some away and the remainder’s what’s left over;
and that is seems is the four legged one that pulls the sleigh
with Santa Clause the big red suited drover.
And it’s nice to know our kids are taught our Natural History
for a knowledge of the earth is so important.
Like the fact that crabs belong to a family of crushed Asians.
She is such a little gem this small informant.
And did you know a mosque is something rather like a church?
Only difference is that its roof is doomed.
I’m not sure why that is for she did not this point explain,
perhaps it’s weight related I’ve assumed.
An accountant needs to know a lot of moths, or so she says
and her Dad decided they should go hore riding,
but her Mum got cranky, told him they were just too darn expensive
as was flying, motor racing and hang gliding.
It’s amazing what we learn by listening to little scholars
and the young ones tell their stories – who’d dispute
this fact - less than ninety degrees means that they’re cute angels
and I reckon that’s much cuter than acute.
Maureen Clifford © 03/11