A band of comrades rather strange I think you will agree
This oddball bunch together shared a commonality…
The panda didn’t pander to the niceties of style
He wore his usual coat which he had done for quite some while
The zebra was a Libra with an eye for what’s in fashion
She loved the skin she’s swaddled in and flaunted it with passion
The badger was a cadger but he didn’t want your suit
He’ll cadge your lunch but he’s content with being so hirsute
The puffin felt like nuffin with his massive beaky nose
But still he kept his chin up for he rather liked his clothes
The magpie wouldn’t lie although he was prepared to steal
His virtues might be fake but his apparel very real
The Penguin was depending on a chance to show his class
His haute couture was something that was absolute top brass
The skunk just stunk, not all the time, but when occasion rose
His looks were good but he was quite offensive to the nose
The orca wasn’t happy to be so far from the sea
Though he was quite a corker in his shiny livery…
So when they met the parrot they tried not to put him down
But one of them just had to say… “Did you come as a clown?”
Daisies
Wild, beautiful
Running, smiling, laughing
Sunshine, sunlight, bunch, together
Growing, moving, dancing
Yellow, white
Daisies
I’m going to write a poem
But I’m not sure what about
I’ll put some words on paper
And do it without doubt
I could pen a sonnet
Make a limerick or two
Even write a free verse
Especially for you
Perhaps I’ll bunch together words
And think about the timing
Making sure I get it right
Ensuring it’s all rhyming
Poetry is good to write
It gets things off your chest
By expressing your emotions
Or by writing things in jest
It’s an ode to you who’s reading this
A poem for all to see
Especially for anyone
And written by little old me
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