March’s poems

… are by Dennis Lee and have been chosen in solidarity with Canada (which, apparently, is near Louisiana).

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Alligator pie, alligator pie,

If I don’t get some I think I’m gonna die.

Give away the green grass, give away the sky,

But don’t give away my alligator pie.

Alligator stew, alligator stew,

If I don’t get some I don’t know what I’ll do.

Give away my furry hat, give away my shoe,

But don’t give away my alligator stew.

Alligator soup, alligator soup,

If I don’t get some I think I’m gonna droop.

Give away my hockey-stick, give away my hoop,

But don’t give away my alligator soup.

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(I’ve actually eaten alligator.)

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Mumbo    Jumbo

Christopher Colombo

I’m sitting on the sidewalk

Chewing bubble gumbo.

I think I’ll catch a WHALE …

I think I’ll catch a snail …

I think I’ll sit around awhile

Twiddling my thumbo.

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Mississauga rattlesnakes

Eat brown bread.

Mississauga rattlesnakes

Fall down dead.

If you catch a caterpillar

Feed him apple juice;

But if you catch a rattlesnake

Turn him loose!

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