Good English phrases! Have You Ever Seen ?

Have You Ever Seen
by Anonymous
 
Have you ever seen a sheet on a river bed?
Or a single hair from a hammer's head?
Has the foot of a mountain any toes?
And is there a pair of garden hose?

Does the needle ever wink its eye?
Why doesn't the wing of a building fly?
Can you tickle the ribs of a parasol?
Or open the trunk of a tree at all?

Are the teeth of a rake ever going to bite?
Have the hands of a clock any left or right?
Can the garden plot be deep and dark?
And what is the sound of the birch's bark?

a river bed - the bottom of a river, where the ground is

a hammer -  a tool used for hitting things or forcing nails into wood that consists of a handle and a heavy metal top with one flat side

foot of a mountain -  the lower part of something; base; bottom

garden hose - a very long tube for carrying water to a garden or a fire

hose  - old-fashioned socks, stockings, and tights

needle eye - the hole at the top of a needle

 a wing of the building - a part of a building that sticks out from the main part, especially one with a particular purpose

trunk -  boot of car

trunk of a tree - the main part of a tree that the branches grow out of

birch's bark - the hard substance that covers a birch  tree

bark - to make the short loud sound that a dog makes