A Day Such As This

[Part 1] On a day such as this Insist on more than the truth H Y P E R B O L E Today dear poet we must insist on more More than the ordinary turn of phrase Other than the usual stock in trade A day such as this cries out for emphasis Where are the thoughts that swing from the trees? Where are the hats that hang in the breeze? Where are the words that will freshen the air? On a day such as this Insist on more than the truth H Y P E R B O L E What is the designate etiquette on such a day? [Part 2] At last By reasoning cast as a character peevishly bound The solution comes clear Persevere I was nearly drowned The folderol of fretful peregrination It rained cats It rained dogs It rained logs It rained hats It rained trees It rained fleas It rained spats It rained boxes to put it all in The trumpet call of rampant exaggeration With each ensuing sneeze Raindrops shake from the leaves They shake from the trees They shake from the leaves Of the sheltering trees Grumbling over the goats they go Mumbling into their coats they know Bundling into the boats they row Who knows where they go? They go where they go where they go The folderol of fretful peregrination Yo-ho Oh-ho If the rain doesn't stop And the boxes pile up Then we'll pass on the notion To bail out the ocean with buckets That's the word that's overheard The trumpet call of rampant exaggeration What is the designate etiquette on such a day? [Part 3] Some will say the feet Some will say a dog Some will say a man's best friend is hyperbole What is the designate etiquette on such a day?