A Song of Thanks by William Cole

It's sensible that icicles
   Hang downward as they grow,
For I would hate to step on one
   That's buried in the snow.

It's really best that tides come in
   And then return to sea;
For if they kept on coming in,
   How wet we all would be!

I've often thought tomatoes are
   Much better red than blue,
A blue tomato is a food
   I'd certainly eschew.

It's best of all that everyone's
   So tolerant today
That I can write this sort of stuff
   And not get put away.

From Oh, that's Ridiculous / William Cole / Viking / 1972