18 February 2020

Just for Fun: 'Questions', a Poem From 1894

I found this whilst searching for the rest of 'Birds of a feather flock together' rhyme. I love puns!

Do ships have eyes when they go to sea?
Are there springs in the ocean's bed?
Does a "jolly tar" ooze from a tree?
Can a river lose its head?

What kind of food is a watchman's beat?
Can an old loom sing its lay?
Can a poem trip without its feet?
What notes does a gambler play?

Will a blacksmith's vice condemn his soul?
Can a book be white and read?
To whom does the church bell pay its toll?
Who shingles a watershed?

If a minstrel boy can sing his lay,
Can a ship sing her "lay-to"?
Do tigers ask for grace when they prey?
Can a bugle note come due?

Is "Father Time" a noted thief
For stealing the hours away?
Can you give a window-pane relief?
Can you mend the break of day?

Will a foreign clime make anyone tired?
Is a mountain climb like May?
Can a haul of fish for balls be hired?
Can donkeys feed on a brae?

Is a purchase made when shoes are soled?
Can an axe the rainbow hue?
If I keep on twisting the tale I've told,
Pray what will your readers do?

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