Mr Bobbit The First Garden Gnome

Once upon a time in a land nearby,
In a shed in a garden, a gnome gave a sigh,
He was bored of being mistaken for an ornament,
And being placed among the flowers for others' merriment,
So he put his thinking hat on and came up with a plan,
To finally get the message to this giant thing called 'man'.

Whilst they mowed the garden, he stayed still as he could,
But when 'man's back was turned, he moved closer than he should,
Planning to jump out on him and give him a nasty fright,
But 'man' was too busy repotting, he couldn't grasp 'man's sight,
Because 'man' couldn't see him he trapped him under a pot,
Then it started raining, the gardening was soon forgot.

Poor Mr Bobbit was trapped there throughout the cold, dark night,
He lost his temper many a time, kicked the pot with all his might,
But nothing happened, he wasn't strong, he's only very small,
By morning time the poor gnome was stuck in a mini swimming pool,
Lucky for him the sun decided to play again that day,
'Man' returned and let him out and I'm very glad to say...

That after a night back in the warm with a mug of hot chocolate (or two),
He decided that becoming a 'garden gnome' wasn't a bad thing to do,
So now he smiles with glee when admired by 'man' and his friends,
Knowing this is much better than being stuck among odds and ends,
Soon the idea caught on, the 'garden gnome' was born,
Thanks to Mr Bobbit's original ornamental scorn!