Tapirs Helping
in the Office
Tapirs in the woodpile
tapirs in the rocks
tapirs telling katii
to wear nothing but her socks
Tapirs eating chocolate pie
and tapirs eating mud
tapirs got a messy face
of course, of course they could
Tapirs helping sherylii
sorting through the papers
tossing out all kinds of stuff
that doesn't interest tapirs
Tossing out some bookkeeping
and chewing up the files
from lots and lots of junky stuff
that doesn't cause them smiles
'Cause tapirs want to play and play
and eat salami pieces
and maybe if there's not enough
they'll finish up with Reese's
Which smudges all across their snout
and mixes in with pie
until their face is covered up,
all except their eye
~ by an anonymous artist and poet
of the Early Renaissance, Tuscany