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208. The Kindergarten Zoo

A dog, a cat, a parrot or two
These are things that go to school
On special days made to share
From tiny children without a care
They laugh and they grin with a devilish smile
Being good and sitting still for a while
They enjoy life and all its pleasures
Eagerly sharing their sacred treasures
So Rover and Blinky and Kitty too
Become visiting members of the kindergarten zoo
As parents come with cameras aglare
Clicking pictures madly of their child over there
But things will end with the blink of an eye
And memories of kindergarten will fade as the years go by
So remember the lesson you learned while still there
That life brings happiness when you bring things to share


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