Laugh, Last!

A Japanese man
Lives in New Zealand
With a dog called Tiger
And a wife called Shame

At English school
Above all else
He learned that
'He who laughs, lasts'

He later returned
With gifts & laughter
Showed his teachers
How much he had learned

He loves his wife, but
She cannot meet his family
Because of her
Embarrassing name

So he lives in New Zealand
And at night gathers
Shame in his arms
Watch Tiger chase his tail

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