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A Duck-Billed Platypus

A duck-billed platypus Is bathing on the bus She left her favorite stream To join our swimming team She did so well last year Her lane was free and clear Until the final leg When Platy laid an egg The hippopotami Don’t eat the platy pie Because the hippo bake Is better served with cake The platy pie who pluck Are eating Peking duck Because the ducks that pry Are dinner by and by I knew a platypus Who shared her duck with us My dinner pals were thrilled Because the duck was billed O what a cunning creature To don a double feature The mammal with a plus A duck-billed platypus.

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Anne E Sangster - K

Date: 7/25/2021 5:20:00 PM

Wow! I couldn't help but smile while reading your Duck Billed Platypus. I grew up in Australia, so it was fun to read this. Very witty indeed :-) Cheers Anne

Anne E Sangster - K
Date: 7/28/2021 7:17:00 AM

Hi Bryan, Nope, definitely not disappointing. Keep em coming! Silly is fun and that's what keeps us young at heart As adults we need more silliness in our lives. Cheers Anne :-)

Bryan Norton
Date: 7/25/2021 6:38:00 PM

Thank you for reading, and following me. I hope I don't disappoint because some of my poems are a bit "loud", and a bit silly: "Oh Tiptoe, thru the garden, past the hippopotamus, by the Purple Genca Fig Tree, Oh tiptoe, thru the garden, with your shoes off, squish a ripe fig, drive a herd of duckbilled platypusses, with me! Best wishes, Bryan.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/4/2021 9:38:00 AM

you are so clever, my friend. Wish I had time to read even more. But owe comments to other poets left and right!!! love this.