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Friday, August 20, 2021

See Ya! (A Round) (11)

      A-
dieu, au revoir,
bat and budgerigar.
     But don’t
lease no sub-compacts
from Hearse Rend-A-Car.
 
     Bye-
bye, bon voyage,
fox and folles sans la cage.
     Who ar-
rives in my Rolls
may depart in Drumpf's Dodge.
 
     Cha
wil’awib, ciao,
mink and manatee cow.
     Take an
A train to Haarlem!
(Take our LEM…? Nohow!)
 
     Dwell
“sweetly at home,”
rays and raths known as ‘mome.’
     We know
fellas who’ll sell y’as
some sleds Get to know’m!
 
     Ego-
gahans, exeunt,
dalmatian and dachshund.
     Get
gas as you pass
The Hind Quarter in Dortmund.
 
     Far-
vael, fare thee well.
tit and Thompson’s Gazelle.
     If y’all
fail to go ‘way,
then (we pray), “Go to hell!”
 
     Goru-
saedaek, godspeed,
cat and centipede. We’d
     rather
loudly “ya-wo’d” ye.
(What mo’ d’you yobs need…?)
 
     Hasta
pronto, ha’uu,
gila monster and gnu.
     Put to
sea, mes amis!
(Use our racing canoe.)
 
     Ite,
te! Missa est,
roc and robin red breast.
     Rockin’
Robin’s your tour guide.
Rob’s bromide…? “Go west!”
 
     Je vou-
drais – oui! -- aller,
boar and Bichon Frise.
     “De-“ no
“-tour” till we’re sure
you’re both far, far away.
 
     Kiss my
kisser goodbye,
toad and tsetse fly. Hie
     thyselves
hence, b’yond yon fence
till you’re where tongues speak Thai.
 
     Lla y-
hennik und lebewohl,
bee and B. Oriole.
     Gondola’s coming,
Start humming that barcarole.
 
     Manga-
dem, miss you, too,
salamander and shrew.
     Drive our
Daewoo Lacetti.
It’s ready: are you?
 
     N-
daga and nighty-night,
wombat and white-tail’d kite.
     Your ship has sailed…? Hail the
mail stage; it’s dynamite!
 
     Onward and ou’ward,
cabrilla and cowbird.
     Please
pick our jihrik’sha;
it’s not under-power’d.
 
     Pothu
barp,’ pax vobisc,’
bear and brown basilisk.
     Book post
haste our post chaise!
(View this short compact disc.)
 
     Qaukpat-
tauk, q’ipurkama,
leipoa and llama!
     “Good
day!” (We’ve a way
with the inverted comma.)
 
     Rono-
nai, ‘rivederch,
Pygmy Pig, Yellow Perch.
     Run and
hide! We’re not snide:
we’ll be [wink] sure to search.
 
     So
long, sayonara,
canard, capybara.
     They’ve
barred your canard…?
Hire our Proton Tiara.
 
     Ta-
ta, tootle-oo,
chimp and cocka-…yeah: you!
     We’ll start
counting to ten:
an’ a one, an’ a two…
 
     Up,
up and away,
crow and Canada Jay.
     Climb a-
board our used Ford.
We’re not waiting all day.
 
     Vaar-
wel, viva vale,
canary and collie.
     By
bus…? Aye, you mus.’
Pro hac vice, by golly.
 
     Wog
maho, you’re outta here,
walrus and white-tail’d deer.
     Should you malinger,
this finger’s your souvenir.
 
     Xu! Xulap knewel,
sifaka and spoonbill.
     Not
worn out your welcome yet…?
Fret not: you soon will.
 
     Yanta
kar, yanna, yanna,
pouch’d rat and piranha.
     Don’t
sit! Instead, split!
(Not banana. Manana!)
 
     Zayt
gesunt, ziech lu,
kakapo, kangaroo.
     Bonne jour-
nnee! Go away!
Catch ya later! Adieu!
 
(Two by two, toodle-oo!)

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