A Talkative Man from Seattle
A talkative man from Seattle
Would spend his days speaking to cattle.
When asked what he said
One old cow shook her head
And replied, “Why, it’s nothing but prattle!”
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Animal Poems, Limerick, Poems about Kooky Characters
Poetic Techniques: Anthropomorphism & Personification, Narrative Poems, Rhyme Schemes
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