A doggerel series
about the countries of the world.
Seychelles.*
And once again I’m feeling dumb—
My brain’s not vibrant—purely
numb.
Another place I didn’t know!
(And if no know you no can go!)
A country formed of islands that
Lie off East Africa. Some flat.
Some not. Most uninhabited
By people—neither living, dead.
They once were English—way back
when.
But now they’re not what they
had been.
For fifty years they have been
free—
And now live independently.
But, oh, the wildlife thriving
there!
Some common—some things very
rare.
From tortoises to parakeets
To crocodile that always eats
Just what that day it fancies
most—
Like fish—or humans (with some
toast).
The sea life is abundant, too,
And there are many things to do—
Or so I’ve read so recently—
Though none of it, of course, is
free.
So … hop aboard an island plane!
(You cannot get out there by
train.)
*pronounced say-SHELLS
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