The Dutch Toilet with the Ledge of Death

Some years ago
With bags in tow
I came to the Low Countries,

And many a thing
I found astonishing
The toilets being one of these.

The Dutch commode
Which I was showed
Is beyond any rational mention,

(And though I don’t wish this blog
To be a log of a bog -
It’s worth a moment’s attention).

Dutch dunnies wedge
A porcelain ledge
Between the cistern and the water,

So any human weight
(Which one might donate)
Is dropped a distance somewhat shorter.

The disgusting consequences of this
You cannot miss
Having visited the water closet,

So one wonders why
The Dutch don’t try
To improve: - but let me posit:

One friend suggests
(And I don’t think he jests)
That the Dutch are incredibly tight,

So if one were so rash
To accidentally swallow some cash
One could ‘pick through’ to one’s delight.

If this seems implausible to you
Explanation Number Two
Is dafter even than the first,

Because it is meant
That they just love their own scent
And I’m not sure which is worst.

But according to me
It’s Explanation Number 3
Which I hope to be verily right,

Because it is that
A curious cat
Cannot drown after falling in fright.

And so - I expound
While messing around
On a Dutch curiosity,

So should you find yourself
Dumping in Delft
Make sure you Brush Up on your Reasons 3.