A was once an ant,
Tiny,
Busy,
Speedy,
Shiny
In the groundy
Little ant!
A was once a little ant,
Antsy
Fantsy
Mantsy
Antsy,
Fantsy anty,
Little ant!
B was once a little bat,
Batsy,
Watsy,
Fatsy,
Batsy,
Bumpy smacky
Little bat!
C was once a little cat,
Batty,
Catty,
Fatty,
Jatty,
Fatty batty,
Little cat!
C was once a little cow,
Cowy,
Bowy,
Wowy,
Howy,
Powy cowy,
Little cow!
D was once a little dog,
Doggy,
Woggy,
Loggy,
Doggy,
Fasty-runner,
Little doggy!
E was once the whole wide earth,
Earthy,
Mearthy,
Girthy,
It gave birthy
To this new earthy,
This whole wide earth!
G was once a little goat,
Goaty,
Woaty,
Foaty,
Goaty,
Baa, baa oaty,
Little goat!
H was once a little hawk,
Hawky,
Lawky,
Stawky,
Hawky,
Smawky hawky,
Little hawk!
I was once a little iguana,
Igy,
Wigy,
Ligy,
Igy,
Silly willy,
Little iguana!
J was once a little juke box,
Boxy,
Koxy,
Loxy,
Boxy,
Wide insidy,
Little juke box!
K was once a little kit,
Kitty,
Bitty,
Itty,
Witty,
Icky kitty,
Little kit!
L was once little lion,
Mindon,
Gion,
Bion,
Sighon
Gooey zion,
Little lion!
M is an 'm' you see,
Memmy,
Temmy,
Semmy,
Shemmy,
Now 'm' is a moose you see,
But she doesn't want to be!
O was once a little ox,
Oxy,
Woxy,
Foxy,
Noxy,
Run run oxy,
Little Ox!
P was once a plump old lady,
Plumpy,
Pumpy,
Tunky,
Wunky,
Plumpy pumpy,
Little old lady!
Q was once a little quail,
Quaily,
Scaly,
Whaly,
Quaily,
Paly quaily,
Little quail!
S was once a little snake,
Snakey,
Bakey,
Kakey,
Sakey,
In a jungel,
Little snake!
T was once a little turtle,
Turtally,
Urtally,
Nurtally,
Turtally,
Murtally burtally,
Little turtle!
U was once a little unicorn,
Unicorny,
Tricorny,
Minocorny,
Unicorny,
In a barn,
Little unicorn!
V was once a little van,
Vanny,
Flanny,
Manny
Vanny,
Drive really fasty,
Little van!
W was once a little witch,
Witchy,
Twitchy,
Cwitchy,
Witchy,
Fly real high,
Little witch!
X was once a little x-man,
Mexman,
Nexman,
Pexman,
Mexman,
X-man has big claws,
Little x-man!
Y was once a little yarn,
Yarny,
Carny,
Larny,
Yarny,
Rolly yarny,
Little yarn!
Z was once a little zucchini,
Winey,
Tiney,
Liney,
Winey,
Tinky zinky,
Little letter z!
As individual and ambiguous as Edward Lear intended - is as best as i will try to describe this piece. One most striking bit of expression which resonates with me is at letter 'X'. there is an uncanny semblance to the x-man, Wolverine (X-man has big claws) ! which brings me to two things: 1. the story behind the creation of the cartoon team and particular character by Marvel/Stan Lee; and 2. the transcendence which is the Universal Creative.
..............great flow, although I wasn't impressed with the made up words ★
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
What a pity PH has nothing better to offer for Poem of the Day than this trivial gibberish with its misspelled words (such as JUNGEL instead of JUNGLE) !