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Henry's Goat's Blog Part 3

5 January 2007

These grey winter days – how they give me the blues!

It’s the time of the year I could use a good cruise.

I can see myself now, as ‘The Goat with a Boat’.

(He’s just interrupted, with ‘Does a goat float?’

I think I’ll ignore him.) So come with me, please,

To Cuba, Barbados and Florida Keys.

The puppy will help me – and so will the rabbit –

To sail through the oceans: it’s such a good habit.

(I wish he’d keep quiet.) So come with me, do,

To Fiji, Hawaii and Vanuatu.

I do hope you’ll join me, to sail in my boat.

I ask who I like, because I’m Captain Goat.

(We’ll leave him behind, don’t you think?) Let us leave

for Tripoli, Venice, Beirut, Tel Aviv.

So pack up your bags, and lock up the house.

(I think I’ll relent. If he’s quiet as a mouse

We’ll let him come with us.) Then welcome afloat

As you cruise round the world on a boat with a goat!

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