Bactrian Camel
Once when in a foreign land
I found myself in desert sands
And on a dune met an unusual mammal,
And trying not to sound too rude
I asked him, "What on earth are you?"
To which he answered me, "I am a camel!"
"Are you sure?" I asked of him,
"Of course I am, I'm Bactrian!"
He answered me and rather angrily,
"I'm the type of camel that
Has more than one hump on its back
Unlike the ones with one called dromedaries!"
And then just when it dawned on me
That this camel actually
Was talking English rather fluently,
He went on quickly to explain
That Bactrian's a name that came
From Bactria which was an ancient country.
Once when in a foreign land
I found myself in desert sands
And on a dune met an unusual mammal,
And trying not to sound too rude
I asked him, "What on earth are you?"
To which he answered me, "I am a camel!"
"Are you sure?" I asked of him,
"Of course I am, I'm Bactrian!"
He answered me and rather angrily,
"I'm the type of camel that
Has more than one hump on its back
Unlike the ones with one called dromedaries!"
And then just when it dawned on me
That this camel actually
Was talking English rather fluently,
He went on quickly to explain
That Bactrian's a name that came
From Bactria which was an ancient country.
By Kerin Gedge
Copyright 2014
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