Poetry

1. THE LAST THING I DID BEFORE GOING OFF TO SLEEP
The last thing that a donkey did before going off to sleep; was to kick loads of dust in
vicinity; swish its tail wildly in sheer contentment,
The last thing that the whale did before going off to sleep; was to glide gleefully
through the dark waters; masticating scores of small fish with stupendous relish; as it
eventually settled on the coral reefs for its nocturnal slumber,
The last thing that the lion did before going off to sleep; was to thunderously roar;
letting his voice reverberate loud and blaring through the entire forest; licking its
paws in complete contentment,
The last thing that the leaves did before sleep; was to sway gently with the breeze;
whisper to the wind in the mystical voice their umpteenth tales of the day; as they
curled up their surface to seek volumes of cozy comfort,
The last thing that the frog did before going off to sleep; was to jump about in
animated exhilaration; croak a trifle in its exhausted voice; letting all insects pass
infront of his nose; as it blended its slimy body with the sprouting shoots of lush
green grass,
The last thing that the peacock did before going off to sleep; was to spread its kingly
feathers to a full plumage; perch up blissfully in its nest on the tree; as it nourished its
eggs with gallons of passionate air drifting from its beak,
The last thing that the stars did before going off to sleep; was to tenderly kiss the
clouds which swept past; shimmer gingerly; lost in a world of enchanting fantasy,
The last thing that the slave did before going off to sleep; was to serve his master a
glass of revitalizing water; tucking himself as far as he could; within his threadbare
belongings to face the chilly night,
The last thing that the prince did before going off to sleep; was to sip royal pints of
grape wine; fondle the entire ensemble of his opalescent jewels; adding a twinkle to
his eye as he stretched his legs into an ocean of laziness,
The last thing that the snake did before going off to sleep; was to wander about
rampantly in the wilderness; devouring newly hatched eggs with its vicious teeth; as it
crawled in its burrow to evade the freezing snow flakes descending from the sky,
The last thing that the dancer did before going off to sleep; was to frantically gyrate
her body; igniting loads of cheer and smiles; as she collapsed like a dead heap on the
floor; with her swollen lids incorrigibly refraining to open till the crack of dawn,

2. The last thing that the tortoise did before going off to sleep; was to poke its neck as
far as possible; greedily absorbing the tenacious moonlight; as it turned topsy-turvy
on its shell; to feast on the placid cool lingering in the atmosphere,
The last thing that the Bar Man did before going off to sleep; was to swim in a deluge
of inebriating whisky; sight his reflection bleary eyed in the same; as he fell on his
feet; finally succumbing to the tumult and fatigue he had suffered in the day,
The last thing that the Politician did before going off to sleep; was to make
surreptitious phone calls to his contacts spread far and wide; admonishing his guards
stringently to be on the vigil all night,
The last thing the mosquito did before going off to sleep; was to incessantly suck
blood from the flesh of all those already fast asleep; as it had the biggest laugh of its
life waking up everybody; and only then settling into a state of perennially contented
rest,
The last thing that the dog did before going off to sleep; was to wag its tail
vigorously; daintily suckle at its bowl of milk; as it stuffed its nose deep into the
recesses of its masters quilt,
The last thing that the pig did before going off to sleep; was to protrude its nose in a
stack of fresh garbage dumped by the neighbors, as it prepared to make its bed;
amidst a pile of soiled paper and unconsumed sandwich,
The last thing that the laborer did before going off to sleep; was to emit the loudest
yawn of his life; uninhibitedly curse his boss for making him slog like an ant under
the sweltering heat of the Sun; as he splashed water in the scorching mud around;
clutching his treasured possession's close to his chest; as he took a vow to never wake
up and work again,
And the last thing that I did before going off to sleep; was to thank my God for
bestowing upon me such a beautiful life; recount to my mother even the most
minuscule of thing that I had undergone in the day; and kiss my beloved on her
forehead; before surrendering inevitably to her embrace and thereby give a new
definition to the night.