The Unreasonables

by Duncan Jones

Two flamingos fussed over plenty of food

The pink one was mad

And the thin one was rude

And the situation was deemed most unreasonable

Two elephants engaged, but never did wed

Said the big to the gray

"We'll need too big a bed!"

And the whole thing was a tremendous disaster

Two antelope accents were misunderstood

The fast one said, “happy”

The quick one said, “good”

And the short event was exceedingly boring

Two ladybugs danced ‘til they fell off a leaf

But both flew away

And avoided much grief

And they never found a soul who wanted to hear of it

Two lovely queens argued up high in a tree

The gold one a lion

The winged one a bee

And the committee decided it was completely unnecessary

A lobster and crab counted granules of sand

The clawed one lost count

The wet one was banned

And everything about it was a stunning waste of resources

Two zebras ran away fast from attack

The one was half white

The other half black

And a speedy deliberation saw that it was forgotten entirely

A peacock, a parrot, both put on a show

But alas, in the end

They both were told “no”

So in spectacular fashion the occasion was over