Pluto's Not a Planet Anymore
Since 1930, quite a run
It was always the smallest one,
And oh so distant from the sun
But Pluto’s not a planet anymore
Astronomers who had a look
Said “go re-write your science book”
They gave it the celestial hook
Now Pluto’s not a planet anymore
Listen James and Janet
Some experts said to can it
Now Pluto’s not a planet
No, Pluto’s not a planet
Anymore
Uranus may be famous
But Mercury’s feeling hot
For Pluto was a planet,
And somehow now it’s not
Neptune’s nervous, Saturn’s sad,
And jumpin’ Jupiter is hoppin’ mad
Eight remain of nine we had
Pluto’s not a planet anymore
They held the meeting here on Earth
Mars and Venus proved their worth
But puny Pluto lacked the girth
So Pluto’s not a planet anymore
Listen James and Janet
Some experts said to can it
Now Pluto’s not a planet
No, Pluto’s not a planet
Anymore
They met in Prague and voted
Now Pluto’s been demoted
Oh, Pluto’s not a planet anymore
--Jeff Mondak
Note: I wrote this one as a song, so it has a bit different form that most of my poems. You can hear the song version, performed by Alex Stangl, at
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=49124