There's nothing makes a Greenland Whale
Feel half so high-and-mighty,
As sitting on a mantlepiece
In Aunty Mabel's nighty.
It makes a change from Freezing Seas,
(Of which a Whale can tire).
To warm his weary tail at ease
Before on English fire.
For this delight he leaves the sea,
(Unknown to Aunty Mabel),
Returning only when the dawn
Lights up the Breakfast Table.
"It makes a change"
- Mervyn Peake