Monday, March 09, 2009

Amphibian

I say tortoyze, though others lead me to believe that it is actually a tortuss.

6 comments:

Brother Tobias said...

It's usually daughters
Wot sez tortuss,
And only boys
Wot sez tortoyze.

Helen McCookerybook said...

Brother Tobias:
My song about a terrapin
Inspierd me on the theremin;
My brain was not so fertile
When riffing 'pon a turtle

Brother Tobias said...

Well I'm really not surprised; you see...

A theramin needs a narrow case
Unlike a turtle's carapace,
Whilst turtle's need some handlin'
When converted to a mandolin.

Helen McCookerybook said...

A tortoise makes a super hat
To perch upon your cranium
Especially when you top it with
A salmon pink geranium,
And when the rhythm takes your soul
You drum it with your fingers
And hope your music hits the spot
With any passing singers.

Brother Tobias said...

The turtle is a tidy soul
Although a horny critter,
When on the beach it digs a hole
And buries all its litter.

Helen McCookerybook said...

I'd like to call a tortoise truce
Though writing pomes is nice;
I need my brain for other things
My dear Brother Tobice.