Pochi is a Japanese dog
Wagging his tail...“Wan, wan”
Perry was born in Brazil
He doesn’t understand “Wan, wan”
Perry says “Au au”
Au au is all he can say
Japanese cats say “Nya nya”
Roosters say “Kokekokko”
It’s different in Brazil
The gato says “Miau miau”
The galo says “Co-co-ri-coó”
Interesting, isn’t it?
“Train train poppo poppo
Shuppo shuppo shuppoppo”
So Japanese children sing
But that’s not how it’s done in Brazil
If it’s not “Piu-í piu-í”
It’s not a locomotive
Tick tock tick tock
The clock is hard at work
The heart too
Tick tock tick tock
Is sometimes
also
tickled
© 2011 Laura Honda-Hasegawa