I stand without apology
in offering this greeting
from Planet Ignalarious
where train of thought is fleeting.
Our version of your Earth giraffe
has fifteen toes and flippers
with purple hide that’s puncture-proof,
immune to flea-born nippers.
Our cabbage-flavored water flows
from pumps on all five corners.
Our blocks are round, our heads are square
with built-in lie dehorners.
We brought our ethnic orchestra
to serenade your breakfast.
Our champion freehand yodeller
will cue you to expect us.
We’re all completely certified
as pure non compos menace
without an ounce of enmity
to sour the pudding in us.
2020 Mary Boren
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