But I don't need it!
Yes, I can stop whenever
Place your bets now boys?
Place your bets? Now, boys,
what has Mother said? Don't draw
to an inside straight!
Don't draw to an inside straight!
My horse drew an outside barrier.
Guess what, it ran motherless last.
That ain't no haiku.
Ran motherless, last
Evening to the farm where John
Tended the cattle.
Tended the cattle
toward plump; and the farmer's
wife and daughter too.
Wife! And daughter too!
Come and welcome the trav'ler
Standing at yon gate!
Standing at yon gate!
Ruddy cheeked and in clean smocks.
"Welcome, sir! Come in!"
"Welcome, sir! Come in!"
You better make yourself at home
The fire is burning warmly
(Haikus are 5,7,5 syllables)
Fire burning warmly;
porridge bubbling quietly
at home on the hob.
At home on the hob
My stewpot awaits any
Children dropping in.
"Children dropping in
my stewpot?" Ye Gods! Please don't
ask me to dinner!
Ask me to dinner
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A simple soup followed by
Lobster thermidor?
Lobster thermidor?
Filet mignon? Charlotte Russe?
Where is my cookbook?
Where is my cookbook?
Passport to exotic climes
The Greek Isles tonight?
The Greek Isles tonight?
Yes! My yacht in the moonlight
Bread, good wine and thou.
Bread, good wine and thou
Beside me on a picnic
Blanket in the sun.
Blanket in the sun,
warmly stretched beneath blue skies;
ocean breezes blow.
Ocean breezes blow
gently o'er the bow of SeaSpray
my l'il ship of ships.
My! I'll ship. Of ships
And sealing wax the walrus
And carpenter spoke.
And carpenter spoke
With a forked tongue, like a snake.
Were you listening?
