Noah's ark, a baker's dozen

two

birds, male and female,

mother

and father,

two lions,

two

giraffes,

a boy and girl

elephant,

bears

and kangaroos.

two of nearly everything

alive

entered

the ark,

and then

the humans came aboard,

but they

had to build an extra

deck

as Noah, shook in dismay

his bearded head,

two of each had become

a dozen

as they

raised

the rainbow flag.