THE REASON FOR THE PELICAN

by John Ciardi

 
The Reason for the pelican
Is difficult to see;
His beak is clearly larger
Than there’s any need to be.

It’s not to bail a boat with —
He doesn’t own a boat
Yet everywhere he takes himself
He has that beak to tote.

It’s not to keep his wife in —
His wife has got one, too.
It’s not a scoop for eating soup.
It’s not an extra shoe.

It isn’t quite for anything.
And yet you realize
It’s really quite a splendid beak
In quite a splendid size.

What a beautiful blue Sunday we had in the Northwest!

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Enjoying the last weekends of Summer!  For more Mosaic Monday posts, head on over to Mary’s!

 

Had a wonderful time having my niece and nephew over for dinner out on our deck on Saturday evening.  Here’s a peek at the table…

 

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