They say spring is coming, that it’s really here;
The days growing longer are bringing good cheer.
Are you tired of cold and of way too much snow?
Are you feeling eager for winter to go?
While snug in our houses, we don’t really care.
So come over to see us, that is, if you dare.
Bring us banana and we’ll be your friends;
Though we’ll dance on your graves when this old world ends.*
(* Not really; that would be our nasty cousins.)
Take your picture with a cockroach (or two)! No extra charge.
posted by Dorothy Barr
See also: Ernst Mayr Library
