Written in 2009

Sh! Gather near the woods
Without making a peep,
You'll see the plants & animals
Having their weekly meet.

"Listen up!", says the Lion
With his mane shining bright
"It's Mama Elephant's birthday
What to give her, is a plight".

"Let's take her some meat
Adorned with some leaves!",
That was Leopard, the proud one,
"Or some honey", said the bees.

"Let's knit her a lovely sweater",
Said the Pansy, in a voice meek,
"You'd need a ship full o' wool!",
Laughed the Monkey in cheek.

"Do not be silly!", very impatient now,
Boomed the lion,
That was when the Cockatoo said,
"We'll give her an iron!"

"Why there's a fine idea!",
Said the Lion, calming down,
"But what would she use it for,
She doesn't even wear a gown!"

"To iron her wrinkles out, of course!",
The cheeky Cockatoo replied,
Sending everyone roaring with laughter
Leaving the Lion to abide.

All their nonsense was making
Him blaze with fury,
"Enough! Anyone else being foolish
Will be punished without mercy!"

Everyone stopped laughing,
Though the Fir couldn't stop its giggles,
Nor could the Worm,
Who would now and then give wriggles.

"Ahem. Ah, yes, as I was saying..."
The Lion dragged on his talk
About how Elephant had helped;
Putting most to sleep, first, the Stork.

To the end of his speech,
Everyone clapped politely,
(Awakened suddenly, of course,
By their neighbour, silently)

At last it was decided
What to give Mama, the poor lady,
A bunch of flowers, pink and white
And a pound of sugarcane, as said by the Parrot, Kadey.

Everyone clapped in unison
For this idea of Kadey
But the Sugarcanes were furious
And were mad at Kadey.

But they soon got over it,
As they were meant to be eaten,
And were taken to be wrapped
By the Rabbit, Mrs. Eden.

The meeting was adjourned,
The Lion was content
with the present, so retreated
Lazily, back to his den.

So that was the end
Of one long meet
(It had taken almost 2 hours
Because of the Lion's speech)

If you gather near the woods,
Next week as well,
You'll find out whether
The Elephant's birthday was swell.

Throwback to my 12 year old self :')