LUCKY, The Lavender Llama 
  
  
  Mama had told him to wear his mittens and ear muffs 
  but the big boys were laughing, they called them "kid stuff"
  So he slipped 'round the corner and took them right off
  and headed on to school to face no more scoff
  And now he lay quietly in his own little bed
  His temperature rising, his face hot and red 
  He thought he could hear Mama talking to him
  but he was so tired and he felt hot and grim
  He tried to answer but his throat was so sore
  and then a strange voice said "Let's go to Never Before" 
  Feeling quite well, he sat up to see 
  a lavender llama who was as big as a tree
  He wore a shiny coat of pale lavender
  and a top hat with green and bright purple fur 
  His eyes were the color of the sky at midnight
  and though he should be scared, little Bobby felt no fright
  For the llama was friendly with a  happy wide smile
  and said "Come with me, for just a little while"
  We'll go to the Land of Never Before 
  and see what adventures lay there in store
  Just jump on my back and we'll fly through the air,
  it'll take just a moment for us to get there"
  Little Bobby said "Oh, but what is your name ?
  for I don't talk to strangers or join in their games."
  "But I'm not a stranger, I was sent here to you
  to make you feel better when you're feeling so blue
  My name is Lucky" the llama then said
  and Bobby was quickly out of his bed
  On Lucky's soft back, through the clouds they did fly
  and as they touched down Bobby let out a sigh
  For the sight that he saw was a vast wonderland
  and with Lucky the llama his adventure began
  on  streets paved in chocolate, with trees of gum drops
  and on every street corner there were great big toy shops
  filled with firetrucks and freight trains and shiny bikes too
  and Lucky said to Bobby, "What do you want to do ? "
  "Well, I'm kinda hungry, could I have a sandwich, please?
  with crunchy peanut butter and a big slice of cheese?"
  So they entered a deli and came out quite content
  and Bobby spied an elm tree by a big circus tent
  
  "May we go to the circus and then maybe see
  if I can climb to the top of that big old elm tree?"
  They sat in the front row as elephants danced with a flair
  and watched beautiful ladies fly through the air
  Bobby jumped back, surprised, at the lion's great roar
  and laughed as trained doggies rolled on the floor 
  They saw daring young men walk the tightrope
  and a clown on one wheel, trying to cope
  They laughed at his antics, and watched him speed by 
  And Bobby said to Lucky "Now I'd like to try
  to climb that big elm, and then maybe go home
  for I'm getting tired and I've been gone much too long" 
  Lucky smiled then at him and said "That's OK,
  You can conquer the tree and we'll be on our way"
  Bobby climbed all the way to the very tip top
  and grinned down at Lucky when he finally stopped
  He sat there a moment looking around at the sights
  Then he hopped on Lucky's back and they took off in flight
  Lucky said to Bobby, as they flew through the air
  "Never be scared, for I'll always be there,
  When you are lonely, or are feeling real bad
  when the clouds are all gray, or you friends make you mad
  Just close your eyes, you need do no more,
  and I'll come take you to Never Before"
  Bobby settled down for a quick little nap
  and when he woke up, he was in Mama's lap
  Safe and secure, and feeling quite well 
  He smiled up at Mama with a story to tell