A doggerel series
about the countries of the world.
Suriname [suhr-ih-NAHM-uh] .
Suriname—on the coast—
Northeastern South America—
The tropic forests there can
boast
Some ocelot and tapir. The
Macaw cries out; the wild boar
bores;
The howler monkeys scream their
woe—
The happy traveler adores
It all—is grateful for the show.
The Netherlands once claimed the
place—
But nearly fifty years ago
It gained its freedom—can
embrace
That luxury that we all know.
The smallest in the continent,
It still has much of value
there.
But freedom there—and all it’s
meant—
Is what deserves the greatest
care.
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