Thursday, December 1, 2022

The Long and the Short of It

 

The Long and the Short of It

 

Nīna the pig

Pronounced her name

To rhyme with

Mynha bird.

 

Nǐna the hog

Pronounced her name

As though she’d

Seen the word.

 

The farmer slaughtered

Both of them

Despite all

That he’d heard.