The Phoenix ( FêNIX )
Deep in the study
Of eugenics
We find that fabled
Fowl, the Phoenix.
The wisest bird
As ever was,
Rejecting other
Mas and Pas,
It lays one egg,
Not ten or twelve,
And when it's hatched,
Out pops itselve.
Ogden Nash (1902-1971) |
and with special thanks to John Vigor |
