posted July 11, 2006 05:13 PM
Here's to the birds!
The Feather People!
Birds!
Here's to the who-o-o ones,
The coc-a-doodle ones,
Their breasts as red as fire ones.
The sitting on the wire ones.
Oh, I love the birds!
Here's to the fish!
The Bubble People!
Fish!
Here's to the spiny ones,
The river and the briny ones,
The toothy and the eely ones,
All squishy squishy-feely ones.
Oh, I love the fish!
Here's to the bears!
The Hungry People!
Bears!
Here's to the black ones,
The humps on their backs ones,
Here's to the white ones,
the swimming through the night ones.
Oh, I love the bears!
Here's to the bugs!
The Leggy People!
Bugs!
Here's to the sting-y ones,
The weird and the wing-y ones,
Here's to the funny ones,
The buzzing making honey ones.
Oh, I love the bugs!
Here's to the cats!
The Purring People!
Cats!
Here's to the creeping ones,
The get you when you're sleeping ones,
All country-wild and city ones,
The KITTY KITTY KITTY ones.
Oh, I love the cats!
Here's to the dogs!
The Dreaming People!
Dogs!
Here's to the howling ones,
The running, yipping, yowling ones,
All go and fetch a stick ones,
The LICK LICK LICK LICK LICK ones.
Oh i love the dogs!
Here's to the cows!
The Giving People!
Cows!
Here's to the wooly ones,
The bonny and the bully ones,
Here's to the silky ones,
And butter-cream and milky ones.
Oh, I love the Cows!
Here's to the frogs!
The Singing People!
Frogs!
Here's to the bass ones,
The big nothing-but-face ones,
Here's to the little peeping ones,
And lily pad and leaping ones.
Oh, I love the Frogs!
Here's to the people!
The People People!
People!
Here's to the merry ones,
The bald and the hairy ones,
Here's to the mom and dad ones,
And polka-dot and plaid ones.
Oh, I love the people!
And here's to you
The You Person
You!
Here's to the sweet you,
The messy and the neat you,
The funny-way-you-eat you,
The head to your feet you,
The bones and the meat you,
The total and complete you.
Oh how I love you!
The You Person!
You Person You!
Yes!
YOU!!
I Love You!
by David Elliot