When the Sardine Begin the Beguine

Remember the song "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid?  You know...

The newt play the flute
The carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass
And they're soundin' sharp.
The bass play the brass
The chub play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul
(yeah)

They ray he can play
The lings on the strings
The trout rockin' out
The blackfish she sings
The smelt and the sprat
They know where it's at
An' Oh. That blowfish blow

Well, the sea creatures on this bracelet are the ones who sang back-up.  They played the steel drums, too, but those aren't on the bracelet because they're hidden behind giant clam shells.

You'll see the smelt and the sprat, the blowfish, the plaice...  You'll also find a dolphin who sings tenor, four seahorses who are tone-deaf and merely dance like some back-up singers of old, some sea turtles who sing bass, two starfish who just want to be stars, and two Kissing Fish.

Kissing Fish are quite rare and are never found in captivity.  If they were, they'd be kissing everyone and everything, and no one would be able to blow bubbles or swim.

The group hasn't worked much since The Little Mermaid came out, but they've been working on a demo.  It's almost ready and soon you'll be seeing their faces everywhere.

The pressed glass fish, by the way, are songwriters, and a lot of their new tunes are on the demo.  Their reasoning was sound: if they kept singing Disney hits, they'd have to pay a lot of royalties.  Better to perform their own work.

So keep an eye out for them.  (The porcelain dolphin is handling PR.)

Toucans and Lou or Lou Lou Skip to My Toucan

And some toucanery from Shel Silverstein, with earrings from me.

Tell me who can
Catch a toucan?
Lou can.




Just how few can
Ride the toucan?
Two can.




What kind of goo can
Stick you to the toucan?
Glue can.



Who can write some
More about the toucan?
You can!

Toucans Two

Some toucan fun from Jack Prelutsky... with a bracelet from me.



Whatever one toucan can do
is sooner done by toucans two




and three toucans it’s very true

can do much better than two can do



and toucans nubering two plus two
can
 manage more than all the zoo can



in fact there is no toucan who can

do what four or three or two can

An Ode to the Hibiscus

You can make it into twine,
You can turn it into tea.
You can rub it on your head
Where you'd like more hair to be.



You can blend it in a chutney,
You can mix it for a dye,
As a lotion on your booboos
You might give the leaves a try.



It will heal cracks on your feet.
It will blend to make a beer.
It is used for making paper.
For a cough, it has no peer.



Worn behind the ear it tells you
Who is single, who is married.
As an offering at Kali's shrine
The blooms are often carried.



Of its fibers, wigs are fashioned,
And grass skirts that surely tickle.
Some claim it's a contraceptive.
Other make hibiscus pickle.



It's in soft drinks. It's in water.
It can help prevent VD.
It can darken shoes and eyebrows
And cure camel sores, you see.



But the reason that I used one
On this bracelet that I made
Is because the flower's pretty
And the beaded ones don't fade.

Non fading hibiscus flowers right here.