This is Exercise #9 of the twenty-five Exercises in Song for Christmas 2008.
"Animism " originally appeared on p48 of Raymond Queneau's Exercices de Style in the 1998 Calderbook translation.
To be sung to the tune of "Show Me The Way To Go Home". More information here.
Exercises in Song 2008: #9
Wistful, a cottage now waits,
And cuddles a tired feather bed.
A splash of amber liquid dances round with a glass
Then it flirts with teeth instead.
A cheery, hopeful whoop
Then proceeds to dive and swoop
Over lazy hills and fidgeting seas,
Finally reaching its coop.
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