Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, POLLYWOGS, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS


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First Line: Down in maine at camp wohelo
Last Line: "they'll make monkeys out of man."
Subject(s): Animals; Darwin, Charles (1809-1882); Evolution; Nature; Science; Wilderness; Scientists


Down in Maine at Camp Wohelo,
'Mid Sebago's moats and bogs,
Jellyfish are evolutin'
Into Pollywogs and Frogs.
Scientists, with wild excitement,
Point their fingers there with glee,
Claiming, now, at last is proven
Evolution's theory.

" 'Tis a fact," said one old geezer,
"Every man of science knows,
When they finish evolutin'
They'll put powder on their nose."
"What's a name," said one old whiskers,
"Call 'em fish or call 'em rose,
You can never change the species,
They'll be wantin' hats and clothes."

"Makes me sick," said Uncle Ezra,
"Monkey shines and Darwin stuff,
I am stickin' to the Bible,
They seem human rite enuff.
What's the use of theorizin'
You can't alter Nature's plan,
Once they git to evolutin'
They'll make monkeys out of man."





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