Hannibal had a Horrible Habit
Hannibal had a horrible habit.
He hassled a hamster every hour.
So serious was this silly addiction
he'd taken to hassling them in the shower.
He dipped them in honey.
He dipped them in brine.
He'd coat them in sugar
both grainy and fine.
He ruffled their fur.
He teased their hair.
He pinched them here.
He tweaked them there.
His father yelled, “Stop!”
His mother said, “Please.”
But Hannibal listened
to neither of these.
He reached for a hamster.
He reached for some glue.
He glued that poor rodent
to the sole of his shoe.
He locked one in the breadbox.
He squished one with the car.
He sent one to the moon,
well not quite that far.
He tied one to his sister.
He tied one to the cat.
He put one in the freezer.
He caught one in a hat.
He put one in the hamper.
He dropped one down the sink.
He got out the spray paint,
and liquored one pink.
The hamsters they squealed
and quivered with fright
whenever young Hannibal
came into sight.
Hamsters didn't like him.
They thought he was mean.
They all were all quite happy
When he got his from Gene.
{Gene the giant Hamster}
copyright 2012
He hassled a hamster every hour.
So serious was this silly addiction
he'd taken to hassling them in the shower.
He dipped them in honey.
He dipped them in brine.
He'd coat them in sugar
both grainy and fine.
He ruffled their fur.
He teased their hair.
He pinched them here.
He tweaked them there.
His father yelled, “Stop!”
His mother said, “Please.”
But Hannibal listened
to neither of these.
He reached for a hamster.
He reached for some glue.
He glued that poor rodent
to the sole of his shoe.
He locked one in the breadbox.
He squished one with the car.
He sent one to the moon,
well not quite that far.
He tied one to his sister.
He tied one to the cat.
He put one in the freezer.
He caught one in a hat.
He put one in the hamper.
He dropped one down the sink.
He got out the spray paint,
and liquored one pink.
The hamsters they squealed
and quivered with fright
whenever young Hannibal
came into sight.
Hamsters didn't like him.
They thought he was mean.
They all were all quite happy
When he got his from Gene.
{Gene the giant Hamster}
copyright 2012