My hippo has the hiccups and other poems I totally made up
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Naperville, Ill. :
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky,
2009.
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MY HIPPO HAS THE HICCUPS WALLY WARDS THE SWORD SWALLOWER TODAY I HAD A PROBLEM
My hippo has the hiccups
and his hiccups shake the ground.
The fl oor is always rumbling
when my hippo is around.
I bought him at the pet store,
but I missed a small detail.
I didn't see the sign said,
"Hiccupotamus for sale."
Wally Wards
swallowed swords,
daggers, dirks,
and razor blades,
lances, spears,
garden shears,
sabers, scissors,
spikes, and spades.
Wally's jaws
welcomed saws,
hatchets, axes,
power drills,
arrows, picks,
sharpened sticks;
that's how Wally
got his thrills.
All the same
it's a shame
Wally Wards
should lose his life.
Wally croaked
when he choked
on a plastic
butter knife.
Today I had a problem
when I tried to make my bed.
My blankets and my comforter
got wrapped around my head.
I went to fl uff the pillows
but the pillow cover tore,
and feathers fl ew all over
as I stumbled 'round the fl oor.
I accidentally grabbed the sheets
and pulled them as I fell.
I have to say, it seems
my day's not starting off too well.
I tripped upon a pillowcase
and landed in a heap.
Good grief! That's it! I'm staying here
