04-18-2021, 01:32 AM
Ode to Scruffy
Dear furry thing named 'Scruffy' for thine form,
the fur uneven, rough and smooth in turn,
yet always pleasant to the touch, quite warm,
and thine expression playful, never stern;
thine eyes are orange felt and almost round,
the nose is absent, but there is a square
of darker fur beneath the orange eyes;
and mouth, ah, what a smile one day I found
in one wide neck crease, such a happy bear
thou seems to be, enjoying endless highs.
Thou art to Teddy Bear in thine strange shape
as I am to the Human Being in mine;
let us not moan on this, but seek some jape
involving friendship, music, chocolate, wine;
our truth might not be beauty, bugger that;
we say, it matters not if ye be odd --
accept thyself, make merry every day,
put on pyjamas and thine favourite hat
be glad to be described as Silly Sod
and Weirdo, Freakshow, as some like to say.
Dear furry thing named 'Scruffy' for thine form,
the fur uneven, rough and smooth in turn,
yet always pleasant to the touch, quite warm,
and thine expression playful, never stern;
thine eyes are orange felt and almost round,
the nose is absent, but there is a square
of darker fur beneath the orange eyes;
and mouth, ah, what a smile one day I found
in one wide neck crease, such a happy bear
thou seems to be, enjoying endless highs.
Thou art to Teddy Bear in thine strange shape
as I am to the Human Being in mine;
let us not moan on this, but seek some jape
involving friendship, music, chocolate, wine;
our truth might not be beauty, bugger that;
we say, it matters not if ye be odd --
accept thyself, make merry every day,
put on pyjamas and thine favourite hat
be glad to be described as Silly Sod
and Weirdo, Freakshow, as some like to say.