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Hippopotamuses
Hippopotamuses Poems - Poems about Hippopotamuses
one species derived from dinosaurs
...scientists announce that one species of today derived from dinosaurs I am trying to guess which one snakes? alligators? crocodiles? rhinos? hippopotamuses? the answer is birds. If you hav......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
animal,
Form:
Free verse
a bloat
... a bloat of hippopotamuses zoo restrooms beckon......
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Andrea Dietrich
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
animal,
Form:
Senryu
New Poetry
...Anxious about my poems the need to write still today resides Of late I've written about politics truth imparts its ardour But I need to write about nature how acorns adorn the arcane ground, au......
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Antony Glaser
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
appreciation,
Form:
Free verse
Mummification of Ancient Egyptians
...Ancient Egyptians had terrific mummification skills They practiced on a variety of lesser animals hippopotamuses, cats, dogs, camels, and apes there is non-living proof of their talents in their t......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
history,
Form:
Free verse
A Bed of Hay
...A Bed of Hay Across the fields a long time ago, Where sparrows flew and lilies grew, I skipped in play oblivious to hate, And ran with the wind and sang with the beasts. And slept on ......
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Dennis Spilchuk
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
africa, america, history, racism,
Form:
Sonnet
The Wettest Spring I Have Ever Seen
...There were slimy spotted frogs jumping out of the oaks, Slickest yellow raincoats worn by the bravest of folks. And giraffes trying to hide in the daisy flowers. While we were saturated with Apri......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Rhyme
Blackmails
...Dwellers of the capital city- In a rare circumstance Driving in their heavy engines Migrated in flocks of birds To the rural areas to beg- Not sugar not salt- Not money not shelter In somber v......
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Moses Kisiang'Ani Makhakha
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
political, poverty, pride,
Form:
Free verse
The Butt of a Joke
...If you like big butts Hippopotamuses have big baabottomuses ......
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John Beam
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
allegory, allusion, cheer up,
Form:
Free verse
Dead Poet Dear Lord
...Dead Poet Are you a poet? Are you a good poet? No you can not be You must be dead In poetry DEAD is good We can read and NOT listen to the dead ones Silence is golden One day I am sure I w......
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Arthur Vaso
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
murder, mystery, philosophy, poetry,
Form:
Light Verse
Modern Zoos
...Zoos were once only despicable cages Where animals were teased and taunted to rages For the amusement of the ignoramuses Who were not as smart as the hippopotamuses. But the modern zoos are a dif......
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Joyce Johnson
Categories:
hippopotamuses,
animals, funny, places
Form:
Rhyme