Saturday, September 16, 2017

Around the World in the Good Ship DOGGEREL, 192

A doggerel series about the countries of the world.

Venezuela.

Oh, “Venezuela”—how I love
The rhythm of that word.
It sort of sings its way to me—
A geographic bird.

High on the continental curve
It sits above them all—
Yes, Ecuador, Columbia—
The large as well as small.

It’s got some mountains—beaches, too.
And islands? Also there.
It has a bit of everything—
That doesn’t seem too fair.

They really have a lot of gold
(Compared, let’s say, to me).
They manufacture things as well—
And oil? A victory.

They’ve got some crocodiles, I’ve read—
And many kinds of snakes.
And, yes, a jaguar—and near him
You mustn’t make mistakes.

A lot of pluses to this place—
From name to oil to gold.
A jaguar’s also kind of … nice,
If I may be so bold.*

*Which I ain’t.



No comments:

Post a Comment