Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Appendigital

Put your right hand in,
Shake it all about,
What do you get?
Digits.
Five to be exact.
Put your left hand in,
Shake it all about,
What do you get?
Five more?
Perhaps,
Unless multiple polydactylous phalanges
Dangle from your appendages.

Put your right foot in,
Shake it all about,
What do you get?
Depends,
Horses have one
Cats have four
Octopi have eight.
Put your left foot in,
Shake it all about,
What do you get?
The sum of all your digits.
Something to count on.

2 comments:

Thomma Lyn said...

hehehe!! Oh KS, I love this one. It's so fun, wry and playful. Love the title, "Appendigital", love "multiple polydactylous phalanges", love the play on the Hokey Pokey.

And I love your summary, about the sum of all our digits being something we can count on. Indeed, so true!

(((((((((sending KS hugs, with my polydactylous phalanges)))))))))))... love that word, "polydactylous." :-D

Julia Smith said...

'Perhaps,
Unless multiple polydactylous phalanges
Dangle from your appendages.'

LOL!