Gnu Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Unrequited Car Rearing Paramours Of Yesteryear	matthew harris	Personification	Personification	gnu, adventure, age, analogy, creation,
	Something New	Maureen McGreavy	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, animal, humanity,
	Try something new	Viv Wigley	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, jobs,
	Short Ribs W: Common Denominators	Jim Slaughter	Light Verse	Light Verse	gnu, animal, humor,
	Fishing with witches	roger turner	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, 2nd grade, child, nonsense,
	Hard Feelings in Homonym-ville	PAT Adams	Quatrain	Quatrain	gnu, change, character, conflict, word
	Suessical Gibberish	roger turner	Light Verse	Light Verse	gnu, child, cute, fish, funny,
	Wildebeest Love Sex	Jack Ellison	Limerick	Limerick	gnu, nature,
	Silent	Viv Wigley	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, humor,
	Noah's Ark	Nik Pearce	Free verse	Free verse	gnu, animal, bible, boat, fun,
	Perform Some Sexual Sin	James Horn	Couplet	Couplet	gnu, allegory, analogy, , cute,
	Mild hysteria from dystopia	MATTHEW harris	Dramatic Verse	Dramatic Verse	gnu, analogy, creation, deep, farewell,
	A Mish Mash of Rhymes	Denis Barter	Burlesque	Burlesque	gnu, humorous,
	Flying my space canoe	John Beam	Grook	Grook	gnu, allusion, funny, humor, political,
	Gnu in the Crew	mike dailey	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, language, silly,
	A Primer on The Logic of Noses: Who Nose News	John Mudge	Free verse	Free verse	gnu, nonsense,
	Having My Weigh With Homophones	Robert L. Hinshaw	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, humorous,
	a bowl of cereal on the front porch	Marty King	Free verse	Free verse	gnu, memory, remember,
	My Dubba-U	David Fisher	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, children, friend, fun,
	Broken Spell Check	HGarvey Daniel Esquire	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, humor, spoken word,
	Gnu	Alexander Seal	Monorhyme	Monorhyme	gnu, animal,
	Ewe No A Lyre	Rochelle Harris	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, confusion, humor, imagination, poetry,
	Wen Hairy Met Tarry	Andrea Dietrich	Couplet	Couplet	gnu, word play,
	Microcon	john scott	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, business,
	COPLA 93 INVOCATION: This Bad Guy World	T Wignesan	Dramatic monologue	Dramatic monologue	gnu, conflict, creation, freedom, integrity,
	Destruction	Cathy Moore	Free verse	Free verse	gnu, abuse, bereavement, community, grief,
	Walk With Me	Shadow Hamilton	Epic	Epic	gnu, africa, magic,
	What's New at the Zoo	Carrie Richards	Personification	Personification	gnu, animal,
	who knew	Goode Guy	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, adventure, animal, love, lust,
	Passing	Tom Hyam	Elegy	Elegy	gnu, angel, art, beautiful, black
	wisdom	DON JOHNSON	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, adventure, horse,
	Why Is The Sky Blue	Donald Reith	I do not know?	I do not know?	gnu, childhood, family, father, children,
	Ain't America Great	Robert L. Hinshaw	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, funny, words, me,
	Who's the Zoooze Chatterbox	Carrie Richards	Light Verse	Light Verse	gnu,
	The Zoo	Tahera Mannan	Rhyme	Rhyme	gnu, animals
	Zoonami	John W Fenn	Light Verse	Light Verse	gnu, animals, children, funny
	Evolution	Barbara Gorelick	Limerick	Limerick	gnu, funny
	Hunter	John W Fenn	Light Verse	Light Verse	gnu, animals, funny

Gnu Poem Example

What's New at the Zoo

Paula parrot is my name. I once was wild, but now I'm tame
A chatterbox who likes to talk! 
Some news to share? Let's take a walk!
Now tell me what's the latest scoop? 
Oh! Watch your step! There's Dodo poop!

When I fly around the zoo, I'll likely make a friend or two
Some call it weird, or quite absurd, to chatter with the other birds
and sometimes share a joke or two, with Ollie Ostrich, and Adolf Emu

I can't deny, I wouldn't lie, I look the Cuckoos in the eye
We shoot the breeze, and share some pie 
and when I leave, with teary eyes, they flap their wings, and shout "Good Bye!"

I pass on by and say "G'day", to Hippity Hoppity Kangaroo
I greet Giraffe, we share a laugh,  a "How are you??" to Mr. Gnu!
I chat while the Chimps, do acrobats, and say "Ell...o" to Elephants...

Poor Tiger's throat is very sore.......he's caught a bug, and cannot roar!
I offer honey for his grrrrrrrr.....so he can growl, just as before!!

For Penguins shivering on the ice...I gave them boots, and sage advice
(They are rather bashful....but very nice!)
I'll take a swim, with dolphin friends, and saddle up, my pal the Whale
He wants to know some shocking news, and promises he'll never tell.

Zack the Zebra,  in black and white, pajamas worn, in fancy stripes
I tuck him in, a bed of straw, "Sleep well, my friend and "Nighty Night!"

It seems bizarre ....to talk to those, who live a life behind those loathesome bars...
I chat a lot, perhaps it's looney...but they have told me, "We are lonely"...

So, if you like to talk a lot....give strolling through the zoo a shot!!




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For Contest sponsored by Just the Archaic Poet  ..."Personalize an Animal"  12/31/13

Poem Copyright © Carrie Richards