Sunday, September 17, 2017

Around the World in the Good Ship DOGGEREL, 193

A doggerel series about the countries of the world.

Yemen.

Well, we have finally reached the ys—
We’re near the end (duh—no surprise).
On this sweet ship—how fast time flies!

Well, Yemen’s in the Middle East—
I’m sure you’ve heard of it—at least!
And conflict there has rarely ceased.

And oiling the economy
Is … oil (of course, I knew you’d see!)
It keeps the wealth there flowing free.

But agriculture has a part—
And industry is in the mart—
Though it’s not had much of a start.

Let’s talk of animals, okay?
It’s got a jackal (wanna play?)—
Hyena, fox, and moose (no way!).

And there are also many snakes—
So … not a place to make mistakes
Between the real ones and the fakes!



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