THE DODO
by: Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
 he Dodo used to walk around,
- And take the sun and air.
- The sun yet warms his native ground—
- The Dodo is not there!
- The voice which used to squawk and squeak
- Is now forever dumb—
- Yet may you see his bones and beak
- All in the Mu-se-um.
| "The Dodo" is reprinted from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts. Hilaire Belloc. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1896. |
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