THE DINOSAUR

Behold the mighty Dinosaur,

Famous in prehistoric lore,

Not only for his weight and strength

But for his intellectual length.

You will observe by these remains

The creature had two sets of brains —

One in his head ( the usual place ),

The other at his spinal base.

Thus he could reason a priori

As well as a posteriori.

No problem bothered him a bit;

He made both head and tail of it.

So wise he was, so wise and solemn,

Each thought filled just a spinal column.

If one brain found the pressure strong

It passed a few ideas along;

If something slipped his forward mind

‘ Twas rescued by the one behind;

And if in error he was caught

He had a saving afterthought.

As he thought twice before he spoke

He had no judgments to revoke;

For he could think, without congestion,

Upon both sides of every question.

Oh, gaze upon this model beast,

Defunct ten million years at least.