A doggerel series
about the countries of the world.
Solomon Islands.
King Solomon was very wise—
That baby thing? A real
surprise.
It seems its name came from that
king,
Who had vast riches—everything.
Nine hundred islands—very vast.
And people? Critters? Quite a
cast.
Jack London sailed there years
ago—
He lost his health—felt very low
The rest of his truncated life—
He left it all to his poor wife.
The place is equatorial—
And most of it arboreal.
So many types of birds are
there—
And smaller mammals, everywhere—
An emperor that is a rat—
A flying fox (you can’t beat
that!).
And off the shore? Oh, hear my
tale:
You’re bound to see a humpback
whale!
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