Nice poem Redz. It reminds me of the Little Giants movie. ONe of the greatest sporting upsets of all time. I'm still wondering how they pulled it off.
Thanks, but I just realized I left the punchline out when I pasted it! Here's the whole thing.
The Great Animal Football Game ...and so at last the big day was here,
The jungle’s biggest moment in many a year.
The day had come for The Great Animal Football Game,
And from all over the jungle the kingdom came.
The sides were divided; large versus small.
The mouse grew mighty, the giraffe stood tall.
The crowd was excited as the game drew near,
Cheering so loud, you could hardly hear.
With a bang it all started, a kickoff to remember.
The kangaroo booted the ball clear to December.
But as the day got going, it quickly became clear,
A tiny lizard just can’t tackle a rampaging steer.
The elephant, the hippo, and the rhino were simply too big.
The poor little animals couldn’t even catch the portly pig.
The half-time scoreboard was a sight for sore eyes,
The small jungle animals cursed their small size.
The team had grown weary, they started to pout,
When up from the sidelines came a spirited shout!
“Don’t give up yet, the game’s just half done.
We may be smaller, but let’s give `em a run!”
The little guys cheered, these were great words indeed,
And they all rallied around the perky centipede.
“Now listen here chaps, no more long faces.
Let’s get back out there, now off to the races!”
With a hundred legs speed the centipede took the ball.
The large animals chased him, but he outran them all.
The hyena stopped laughing, the gorilla stood speechless.
The centipede did it all - he had no weakness.
And when it was all over, the rally complete.
All the animals marveled at the centipede’s feat.
Speaking for all, the regal lion ventured to say,
“Centipede I declare you king for the day!
But before I leave you, I must know this;
Where were you the first half when we could not miss?”
Beaming so proud, his face had turned red,
The newly crowned king smiled and said,
“Yes old chap for a while it did seem we’d lose.
Lucky it took only one half to tie all these shoes!”
And they all laughed happily ever after.
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