sid kalita

hell if i know what matters
when matter itself is mad as a hatter...
charming are its quirks when top down,
strange are its cheers when bottoms up!
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did you hear about the rhinoceros that fights fire?
i bet you have never heard of anything so preposterous...

but i swear if you light a fire,
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she guns for the throttle,
he gives an amused look...
she assumes a wintry descent,
he gives a wry smile...
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the tortoise is a slow study in poise,
the rabbit is a fast study in habit.

they both ran across the stage to see who would win the first act in play…
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homer would have you believe that hippos are naturally hungry
though i will have you know that hungry hippos are actually quite rare...

they mostly like to bask in the sun out in the plains bare
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the monkey is a much maligned manimal
hardly a monk, though occasionally he goes mad
and if you ever watched the show,
he will teach you how to throw-
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oh, dreams how they haunt me now
in the cold depths of a mountain stream...

the thoughts sweep by now as i stand still
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