A doggerel series
about the countries of the world.
Vanuatu. [vah-noo-AH-too or van-wah-TOO]
Another island nation that
I’ve not sailed to before.
A South Pacific cluster—there
Are eighty islands! More!
Volcanoes brought this world to
life—
They bubble on below.
And all the residents, of
course,
Hope nothing more will blow.
Well, agriculture is a source
Of economic growth—
And cattle raising also works—
Some people do them both.
And tourists coming to enjoy
The sun, the surf, the sand
Of course bring money there to
spend
To supplement the land.
They’ve got some flying foxes
and
The seabirds soar galore.
The dugong is my favorite,
though—
That name will never bore!
So once again I learned from
this
How ignorant I’ve been.
I’d never heard of Vanuatu—
And deep is my chagrin.
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