Tuesday, December 31, 2002

The Lion Comments

Rating: ★2.8

The Lion, the Lion, he dwells in the Waste,
He has a big head and a very small waist;
But his shoulders are stark, and his jaws they are grim,
And a good little child will not play with him.
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Hilaire Belloc
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Vaibhav Simha 22 April 2020

I would call it a rhyme, not serious poetry. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it.

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IVAN REBECCHI 21 April 2020

Good and interesting reading. Ivan

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Emily snedddon 26 April 2019

It is a good poem for school.thank you so much

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