Two of a Kind

Now Mr. Fatt and Mr. Thinn

     Met on a summer’s day;

Said Mr. Thinn to Mr. Fatt,

     “I envy you, I say;

The heat can’t cook you through and through,

     Your bulk prevents all that;

I wish I were as stout as you,”

     Said Thinn to Mr. Fatt.

Said Mr. Fatt to Mr. Thinn,

     “Would I were thin like you;

You’re much more fortunate than I,

     From any point of view.

You may get roasted, as you say,

     Sooner than I, but then,

When I am cooked just think how long

     It takes to cool again.”

June 1, ‘09