Herr Hagenbeck's surprising circus.
There where the Model Homes were built
That left some while ago the bard bored
I watched the Nubian lions wilt
In imitation lairs of cardboard.
And sudden, whilst I saw them roll—
Those monster cats—beyond their ha-ha,
A solace came into my soul,
I murmured sotto voce, "Aha!
"If but yon sunken fence were filled,