[FOsen]

Now the Owl yachts for fun on Split-Pea I,
while the Cat captains Split-Pea II,
and they’re full of good cheer
when they meet once a year
at their publisher’s annual-do.
And the Pig-wig has rings
and new piercings in things
that we can’t really talk about here,
but Ms. Cat, nee Miss Pussy (“that was hopelessly wussy”)
says the crew still adores Mr. Lear.
“Oh, old Ed was the best, but was far too repressed
to ever have gotten things clear.
But we each popped our cork and forgave the old dork . . .
all except that utensil
who claimed spoons are prehensile,
and came out as a runcuble spork."

Frank