School-wide Poetry Month: Day Eight (Emma)

I chose "The Owl and the Pussycat" because it is really important to me and it reminds me of my 2nd grade teacher because in second grade, we had a poetry performance and that was one of my favorite poems we recited. I think it is just a beautiful poem and very creative.

The Owl and the Pussycat
The owl and the pussycat went to sea
In a beautiful peagreen boat
They took some honey and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.


The owl looked up to the stars above
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy, o Pussy my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are, you are
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

Pussy said to the owl, "You elegant fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing.
O let us be married, too long we have tarried,

But what shall we do for a ring?"

They sailed away for a year and a day

To the land where the Bongtree grows.

And there in a wood a Piggywig stood

With a ring at the end of his nose,

His nose, his nose,

With a ring at the end of his nose.

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling

Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."

So they took it away and were married next day

By the turkey who lives on the hill.

They dined on mince and slices of quince

Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

And hand in hand on the edge of the sand

They danced by the light of the moon,

The moon, the moon,

They danced by the light of the moon.

Poem ©Edward Lear. All rights reserved.