The Beak of the Pelican
BY J. PATRICK LEWIS
She looks for wiggly fishes,
At least so it appears,
To stuff inside the suitcase
That’s swinging from her ears.
And though she’s very graceful
When flying round and round,
How does she get that faceful
Of luggage off the ground?
J. Patrick Lewis, “The Beak of the Pelican” from A Hippopotamusn’t, published by The Dial Press. Copyright © 1990 by J. Patrick Lewis. Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Source: A Hippopotamusn’t (The Dial Press, 1990)