Frog-in-a-box

Frog-in-a-box

Friday, 20 March 2015

The Sillionaire

John Paul Spaghetti the twenty-third
Had so much money it was absurd.
He followed his every whim and caprice;
He once made up his mind to go skiing in Greece.
But Greece had no snow like a ski resort oughta,
So John Paul took his skis and went skiing on water.
His ski boots were heavy, his skis wouldn’t float,
And ski poles, on water…? Well you can't help but gloat.

To go hunting for bears in the hot Serengeti
Was just par for the course for old John Paul Spaghetti.
He saw lions, gazelles, some giraffes and gnus,
But the absence of grizzlies to him was sad news.
He had twenty-three cars, all parked in a row,
In front of his mansion, but only for show,
Because John Paul Spaghetti – and this is no jest –
Had failed twenty-three times to pass his driving test.

His latest idea – he was sure it would slay us –
Was to travel alone to the far Himalayas.
That millionaire nincompoop John Paul Spaghetti
Went on an adventure to capture a Yeti.
Last I heard, he’s lost in the depths of Tibet.
And though I’m not a person who’s tempted to bet,
I’d wager John Paul’s hand sewn silk Yeti net
Hasn’t netted a solitary, sad Yeti yet.

2 comments:

  1. My mind works the same as yours. Mira mi poema del hamster el ficus y el champiñón.

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