My Toes and My Nose
My toes are found upon my feet.
My nose is on my face.
You might think this would mean
that each is in its perfect place.
But if they were reversed, I think
they’d function just as well.
My nose is always running
and my toes, they really smell.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Wordplay
Poetic Techniques: Pun Poems
Word Count: 54
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