SILLY ANIMAL RHYMES
Elle, the Selfless Octopus
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1 min readDec 8, 2019
by Joe Váradi
Elle, the Selfless Octopus
Mild-mannered and courteous
Always there to aid her friends
Helping out with odds and ends
Jane the Clam was feeling down
Elle hugged her to cure that frown
Lent a hand to Sharky Mark
When he lost his way in the dark
When Bill the Orca got harpooned
She quickly tended to the wound
Starfish Selene all a-tangle
Tentacles quick to unmangle
P.G. Sting Ray lost his zap
Revived with Elle’s electric tap
Coral Annie — mourns her reef
Her leggy friend shares her grief
To Bebe the Sea Ane-mone
Best mate she has ever known
Jellyfish, Marlin and Flounder,
At day’s end her friends surround her
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