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From: eokane@charm.UUCP (Evan Kane)
Newsgroups: net.poems,net.kids
Subject: Functionally Alliterate
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Date: Sat, 21-Sep-85 10:53:22 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 21 10:53:22 1985
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         Ballad of the Little Bittie Birdie
         
         I'm treading very softly
         So I can get a glance
         At the little bittie birdie
         On the bare brown branch.
         
         I'm sneaking through the bushes
         And I'm peeking through the plants
         Till I finally see the birdie
         On the bare brown branch.
         
         Here comes another birdie!
         I hope there'll be romance.
         Two little bittie birdies
         On a bare brown branch.
         
         No need for my suggestion
         He begins his wedding dance
         The bobbing little birdie
         On the bare brown branch.
         
         He wiggles and he jiggles
         And he strikes a silly stance,
         The lucky little birdie
         On the bare brown branch.
         
         I titter and I giggle
         And my laughter I can't stanch
         At the bobbing little birdie
         On the bare brown branch.
         
         But my laughter ends abruptly,
         I am standing in some ants!
         As I watch the little birdie
         On the bare brown branch
         
         And they're biting and they're stinging
         And they're crawling up my pants
         And I curse the little birdie
         On the bare brown branch.
         
         So be careful where you're standing
         Or you'll also learn to dance
         While you watch the little birdie
         On the bare brown branch.
         
                 Epilogue
         
         They survived a bitter winter,
         They survived an avalanche
         And it's sunny in the springtime
         On the bare brown branch.
         
         The he-bird's name is Bobby
         And the she-bird's name is Blanche
         And they're raising bittie birdies
         On the bare brown branch.
         
         Copyright 1985 Evan Kane 9/21/85

         This could be a Children's book if it
         were well illustrated. Any suggestions?

         "If I had some ham, I'd have some ham and
          eggs, if I had some eggs."


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