by Mary E. Lowd
May 5, 2021
Oh, hippo!
Lo and behold, hippo!
Thou art so small
No taller art thou
Than a Wellington boot
Forsooth!
No time can be wasted
When your presence graced it
New to the world
So tiny
And so cute
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From the book: Some Words Burn Brightly: An Illuminated Collection of Poetry
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