aussie animals

kevy the big red male kangaroo
impressed the girls with a manly woo
out to set hearts on fire
wore his best bushie attire
as he blew on his didgeridoo

wally the hairy nosed wombat
was very hairy, round and fat
waddled when he walked
loudly screeched when he talked
and friends with a nosy numbat

kerry the cuddly koala bear
sat in a tree just  to eat and stare
saw the swirling-coloured lights
a feral hippies delight
so-how much can a koala, bare?

kelly the laughing kookaburra
though she was grown up and matura
made a lot of ha ha
with gary the galah
in their gum tree home near mildura

emily is a fast running emu
her funny strangeness just grew and grew
amongst all the bushland folk
subject of many a joke
when her feathers started turning blue
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Jan 26 is Australia Day-to all Aussies, happy Oz day
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bard Avatar
February 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Jay Avatar
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
thank you, we do have a big range of strange and unusual animals. I especially love hearing the laugh of a kookaburra
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February 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
always love poems about nature Well done
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