They held a great meeting a king to select, And the kangaroo rose in a dignified way, And said, "I'm the one you should surely elect, For I can out-leap every beast here to day." Said the eagle, "How high can you climb toward the sky?" Said the nightingale, "Favor us, please, with a song." Said the hawk, "Let us measure our powers of eye!" Said the lion, "Come, wrestle, and prove you are strong!" But the kangaroo said, "It would surely be best, In our choice of a king, to make leaping the test!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHANSON D'AUTOMNE by PAUL VERLAINE GREEK SONG: 1. THE STORM OF DELPHI by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS JUNGLE by RICHMOND GEORGE ANTHONY THE SHRINE OF VENUS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON FEAR AND LOVE by EGMONT HEGEL ARENS AN UPPER CHAMBER by FRANCES BANNERMAN |