While they waited and listened in awe.

“It’s a Snark!” was the sound that first came to their ears,

And seemed almost too good to be true.

Then followed a torrent of laughter and cheers:

Then the ominous words “It’s a Boo–”

Then, silence. Some fancied they heard in the air

A weary and wandering sigh

That sounded like “–jum!” but the others declare

It was only a breeze that went by.