Jim Healey Poet Rhyme

Better Names for a Camel

The dromedary camel has one hump,
and the Bactrian camel has two,
but I always get them mixed up!
Do you?

So, just for a bit of fun,
here are some alternate names for camels.
(Feel free to pick your favorite one!)

One alternative, after some study,
could be a handle like "Dune Buddy".

Or we could suggest, without fear of rebuke,
an appellation like "Desert Duke".

While sipping on some apple cider,
I thought of this one: "Sandy Strider".

And my friend, an avid motorbiker,
has suggested "Hump Hiker".

Here's a basketball reference that's worth the money.
How's this for a name? "Camelo Anthony"!

And a medieval reference which we can allot
would, of course, be none other than "Camel-ot"!

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Lin Lane March 24, 2025 at 4:14 AM I feel I should pay you for your entertaining lines, Jim. My mind thought of Camel Back... a kind of sofa whose middle back is higher than the rest of it, and since we ride on a camel's back... Not inventive like yours, but a thought. Jim Healey March 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM I vaguely remember the camel back sofa but it didn't come to mind when I was writing this poem! Glad you enjoyed it, Lin. And thank you for your kind words about my poetry. I always appreciate it.

Tom Cunningham March 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM Lol Jim, they're all gems. Tom Jim Healey March 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM Glad you enjoyed it, Tom. Cheers from Canada.

Darlene De Beaulieu March 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM Hello Jim Healey, i pick as my fav. "Hump Hiker'. What is your fav.? enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/ Darlene De Beaulieu March 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM Hello Jim, Oh! Mount pearl is outside of St. John's ! oh i did not know that. Is it a big city? I have been to Newfoundland twice. I went to Newfoundland in 1980. Then again in 1989 that was when I to Newfoundland again. It was then i met Sheila. We are best friends now. A choir named 'Lady's Cove' oh i do like that. Jim you live in a very beautiful province. Lovely people there. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/ Jim Healey March 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM I am originally from St. John's but currently live in Mount Pearl (which is just outside St. John's). There is, incidentally, a women's choir in St. John's called (appropriately) "Lady Cove". They are one of the best women's choirs in Canada. Darlene De Beaulieu March 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM Hello Jim Healey, Those are good names to. Hey Jim, i have a girlfriends from Lady Cove's Newfoundland. We have been friends since 1980. Now we chat on the computer. What part of newfoundland are you from? thank you. Enjoy your day my friend. Cheers! /Darlene/ Jim Healey March 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM I like Dune Buddy and Camelot! Thanks for checking in, Darlene. Cheers from Newfoundland.