the donkey jumps
in the fields and says:
Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
the cat curls
on my sofa
and purrs:
Meow! Meow! Meow!
the cow lies on the grass
chews its cud
and mumbles:
Moo! Moo! Moo!
the lion bites into the flesh
of its prey,
eats heartily
and lies in the shade,
and growls:
Roar! Roar! Roar!
the dog is in the yard
it is night
and it declares:
Bow-wow! Bow-wow! Bow-wow!
the pig is in the mud
rolls back and forth
and goes:
Oink! Oink! Oink!
and man and woman
and the child too
and even the old and infirm
and the dying too,
wherever they all may be,
all these humans say:
Me! Me! Me!
Raj Arumugam
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-the-creatures-say/
