Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Items in The Edward Lear Museum


A runcible spoon and ticket (first class)
Thirty nine bottles of Ring Bo Ree
A scarlet flannel, a crockery jar
A sieve that has travelled the Western Sea
Some oblong oysters (just their shells) and the hat
Of Mr Quangle Wangle Quee
And in pride of place, in a crumbobblious case,
A branch from the old Bong Tree
Some waterproof clothes, the beard and a nose
And a branch of the old Bong Tree


From The Monster That Ate the Universe
(Macmillan Children's Books)

2 comments:

Wastedpapiers said...

One of my favourites from your wonderful book.
Said rupert with a cheeky smile
Bill Badger coughed, his leg fell off,
And floated down the Nile.

Roger Stevens said...

Nice one! Five stars!