Surprised

I put out seed for birds to feed.
I thought there was a pressing need
Because there’s been a nasty drought,
But I found the birds had all gone south.

English 101

To paint a picture using words,
Take several adjectives and verbs,
A noun or two, and a preposition,
And arrange them in correct position.

Soup

He went to Cairo with his group
And ate a bowl of alphabet soup.
Not the best choice he could pick
Now he’s sick in Arabic.