Is that an Alpaca
We were careful as we entered the dark barn.
There are always hoes, rakes, and scythes lying around.
You do not want to step on something that means stitches.
I had done that before.
What is grandpa keeping in here? I wondered.
My cousin said “there is something alive. Maybe a goat?”
Our goal was the hay mow. We love playing
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Categories:
alpaca, animal,
Form: Free verse
Pink Alpaca Parade Today
We are having the pink alpaca parade today
This was told to me enthusiastically, and right away.
I thought it was weird to be celebrating the eighth of May
But then again, that’s the day the alpaca is the most merry and gay.
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Categories:
alpaca, animal,
Form: Monorhyme
Anna Alpaca
Anna Alpaca is a sight.
with long, long legs and long, long neck.
She’s almost as tall as a kite!
I lean in to give her a peck
and when I am too close she spits
to let me know to go away.
She’s not rude, it’s just how she gets.
It is her way of saying “Nay!”
Showing elegance and true grace
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Categories:
alpaca, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Auntie's Farm
Mom drives us to our Auntie’s farm
so we can run and play.
She thinks it will be no harm
for us to spend the day.
Muriel Mule sings hee-haw,
and we all clap our hands.
It was fun to laugh and guffaw
since we are her greatest fans.
Daphne Duck quacks in glee
while Gary Gander flaps his wings.
Prissy Pig and
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Categories:
alpaca, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Talk of the Barnyard
She is the talk of the barnyard the alpaca’s whispered in tones.
She is gorgeous, leggy, furry, and she has the prettiest bones.
We were anxious to meet her but were jealous right away of course.
Everyone was super excited about her beauty, even the camel and horse.
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Categories:
alpaca, animal,
Form: Rhyme
As Alpaca Sleep
lying on her hill top knoll
the great Pyrenees half dreams
doing what she was born to
as alpaca sleep
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Categories:
alpaca, animals
Form: Dodoitsu
Alpaca
Oh my Alpaca
Has purple spots
You can see them when he trots
I'll take his wool to make a sweater
Then we'll both have purple spots
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Categories:
alpaca, animals, children, funny, imagination
Form: Rhyme