a long time ago in the kingdom of kandy...

(circa 1500?)

A lion once roamed the streets,

(or did it? despite the lion on sri lankas flag there have been none in human memory on the island)

And kept time.

(dubious attribute for a feline)

Howled on the hour,

Whined on the minute,

Roared every second,

Day of the year.

(that, at least. is feasible))

Kandylion

Dreams can come true,

Nightmares can also,

Opposites push and pull to the fore.

Morph into flowers,

(well thats nice)

Or a frozen winter,

(seems unlikely, it has a mild climate)

Wer're flying in love,

Or falling in hate

Kandylion

Kandy

A penguin and carnation

(come now, everybody knows the only penguins in the northern hemisphere are to be found in the galapagos islands)

Lion

(again!)

A lemon and Dalmation

(highly unlikely there were dalmations)

Kandy

And 'though I look for inspiration

Lion

(basta!)

Still my favourite combinations'

Kandylion

why no mention of the tooth gruff?

is it part of some anti dental agenda?