Number 115, Yeeuck!

Yeeuck!

Rufus Two Legs stayed at home today,

Everybody missed him in their way;

The teachers missed his ‘thusiastic chat,

His cheeky face and other things like that.

Johnnie missed him kicking from the back,

His sister missed him giving her a whack!

Rufus Four Legs missed a chance to lick,

Two Legs who stayed home as he was sick.

I was sorry not to have him there,

Until some of the facts had been laid bare:

Genevieve said he was really bad,

He’d thrown up in the bed with mum and dad!

I’m sorry that he isn’t very well,

But sick is something I don’t want to smell.

Better Rufus isn’t in the car,

Better that he stays at home, by far!

Maybe he will start to feel OK,

And be much better later on today.

Perhaps it was just something that he ate,

And he’ll recover if we sit and wait.

We all know that Rufus is quite tough,

And that he eats all kinds of yucky stuff,

So it’s no wonder if now and again,

He eats something his stomach won’t retain!

© Stephen Saunders