Hippopotamus Poems - Poems about Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

A hippo never went to school
which seems quite the catawampus
tho' he's no fool it's not cool
as there's no hippo campus
and wild is the hippo
while the horse may be tamed
yet both are herbivores
with large teeth to graze or crop
and altho' the hippo has an equine nickname
that's where the similarity stops
as the hippo is the horse of

Hippopotamus

in my hands, a
poetry book

green cover doesn’t
matter

the weight,
does

meaty, the
insides

questions posed, poets
famous

“Edward,” was,
anonymous

hippopotamus, just
felt like saying this

cover to cover, I
grip

working measurements, with my
eyes

disguise, I
am just avoiding

the inevitable walk
out

to explore my
feelings

rather, I
put my nose back

into my catharsis,
not gravity

Wallaby

I wanna be a wallaby
And not just a wanna-be,
Not a kangaroo or 
Silly platypus

But, if I can’t be a wallaby
I think that I would wanna be
A plump and dumpy
Hippopotamus!

Hippopotamus

hippopotamus
massive and herbivorous ...
ride the river horse


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Entry: "Wild Animal Haiku" Poetry Contest
Contest Judged:  4/18/2022 
Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin
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Hippopotamus

A young friendly hippopotamus
lived by the river, across from us
Then one day five hunters came 
Looking to shoot big easy game. 
*
They put five bullets in his head
And now our friendly hippos dead
They should bow heads in shame
The lodge will never be the same. 
*
To kill that beast a heinous crime
They should do some

Hieronymus Hippopotamus

Hieronymus the Hippopotamus,
Implied at times that he was xylotomous;
Even claiming to be most gregarious.
Real time though, he loved to be autonomous;
Only decidedly not anonymous;
Not to mention being quite hilarious.
Yet no one found him to be synonymous,
Moreover, with the crudely cantankerous;
Unlikely even to be obstreperous.
Some friends on the Nile found him magnanimous.

My Hippopotamus

The chucky of the body makes it whole
Is it  there for a valid reason
The toughness of the skin makes it solid
Is it there to cover the softness
Loving my structure

I might be quite
But when my mouth is open
The world hears me
I might not be the one to look at
But the world stares at me
I might

I Saw a Hippopotamus

I saw a Hippopotamus going to the fair,
wearing pink pyjamas with a bow up in his hair,
he was followed by a Zebra who was wearing bright
blue socks,
a Chimp and a Koala bear, wearing matching frocks,
they climbed into the teapots looking quite a sight,
and a little old man spat out his teeth as they gave him

Hippopotamus

in water hippos
are the most deadly to man
than alligators


2019 September 10

The Never Song

Never stand behind a hippo!
Never stand behind a hippo!
Never stand behind a hippo!
Projectile diarrhea!

Hippopotamus

When he sits
He crushes the evidence
Corrupting the human mind

Hippopotamus Lunch

Everyday I have lunch
With a pink hippopotamus
The menus always the same
Tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches 
Oh, and Diet Cherry Coke 
Cause he likes the way it tickles his throat

His friends sometimes stop by
To join the both of us
Hippopotami 
If you're talking more than one of us
Or Hippo for short
If you're not into funny sounding

Hippopotamus Having Hyperactivity

Hyperthermia can be caused by standing in slip streams in sluice dumps. It never really fails if ice water can run a lake from a rusted tap. And the mid morning broken by the drip drip drip from a nozzle. Squirt then. Nozzles are not noses and noses are not neon. But bringing a interdimensional

Hippopotamus

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                                                  hippopotamus
    

Hippopotamus

Oh!  I’m very glad that I
Am not a Hippopotami
And should I ever get the choice
It’ll not be Hippopotamoice



© John W Fenn 15-Feb 2009

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