The Lorax was missing,
From Dr. Seuss' garden.
Who could be so cruel?
Had their heart just hardened?
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Now there's good news.
The little guy's back.
Found quite nearby,
Off the beaten track.
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A man in Montana
Had a tip for police.
And for Seuss' family,
The news brought some peace.
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His clue led to a canyon,
Beneath the Seuss home.
There the statue was found.
In a bush, quite alone.
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A prank had gone bad,
Perpetrators had chickened.
They'd left Lorax behind
In vegetation that thickened.
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Lorax is fine, though.
Barely dinged, police say.
This character's tough.
He'll be OK.
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She's "so very happy,"
Is the late Dr.'s missus.
To us that's great news,
We send her good wishes.
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And with that we'll end,
This Seussian try.
If it didn't quite work,
Well, then, goodbye.
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(OK, if you're still with us, for our March 2012 post about the disappearance of the Lorax statue from the garden at the estate of Theodor Seuss Geisel's widow. And for this week's U-T San Diego story about the little guy's return.)
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