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Australia
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Marc Glasby
| Ballad |
kangaroo, uplifting,
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Jump the Wall
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Timothy McGuire
| Limerick |
kangaroo, animal,
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A Taste of Honey
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Gershon Wolf
| Limerick |
kangaroo, animal, conflict, jealousy,
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Dreamstime Down Under
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Rico Leffanta
| Limerick |
kangaroo, adventure, animal, nursery rhyme,
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Just For Laughs
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charles messina
| Verse |
kangaroo, humorous,
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creature couplets
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Wendy Watson
| Couplet |
kangaroo, animal,
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The Stench
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Christine Phillips
| Narrative |
kangaroo, america, courage, destiny, encouraging,
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Serpentine Shadow Dance
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Burlesque |
kangaroo, dance, spiritual, wisdom, word
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Empire Emphatically Enforces Exercise
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matthew harris
| Dramatic Verse |
kangaroo, 11th grade, 12th grade,
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Sue, Who Trained with Animals
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Andrea Dietrich
| Limerick |
kangaroo, animal,
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Tweedle Dee And Tweedle Dum
by KENG CHUAN SENG
Tweedledee And Tweedledum
Hohoho....
A tweedledee and a tweedledum.....
LGE case looked like a legal process by people so dumb...
BN govmen wanted to make a capital case out...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
kangaroo, angst, change, community, future,
Surfing the Gold Coast
by Rico Leffanta
Great White Sharks are a Gold Coast wonder
Though crocodiles may steal their thunder
But all surfers know
It is time to go
When kangaroos line up Down...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
kangaroo, animal, culture, journey, nature,
Solitary Australia
by Xuefeng Pan
The land floating in the ocean far
far in the south was named Australia
Which is thought by its aboriginal people differently
As it can...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
kangaroo, christian, endurance, immigration, metaphor,
Rabbit DNA
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Hare trigger instincts
always served Roger well
He had an oh, no-no lettuce nose —
a hyper-keen sense when to leave
Roger was rabbit good
at knowing...
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Ode |
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Categories:
kangaroo, parents, parody, truth, wisdom,
Woke Up In Australia
by David Welch
Well the house was rock & rolling,
and the dance floor was pulsating,
I had myself too many drinks,
then drank two or three more.
All the ladies, they...
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Narrative |
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Categories:
kangaroo, adventure, celebration, confusion, drink,
Flogged a Dead Horse
by arthur vaso
Flogged a Dead Horse The Dream
It felt no pain
pain I felt
flogging works like that
So I sat
upside down
in Australia
Started to fall asleep
cider I was in, knee...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
kangaroo, art, psychological, solitude, symbolism,
Conjuring Up a World
by Suzanne Delaney
1) A short LETTER to novice poets (highschool level, retirees, etc) e.g.
“Dear budding poet, … Your love of poetry and words has brought you to...
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Categories:
kangaroo, poetry, poets, writing,
Down Under Doll
by Robert Pettit
Here I am standing on my feet in North America.
However, the place I would rather be is Australia.
There lives a pretty little woman I adore.
With...
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Categories:
kangaroo, love, travel,
Evolution
by Rhoda Monihan
Evolution Not God
It is the case that there is no God,
He does not exist, he is not the one,
He is not there, he’s not everyone’s...
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Categories:
kangaroo, animal, beautiful, change, cool,
I ACCIDENTALLY LET ONE LOOSE
by JAN ALLISON
I accidentally let one loose -
I was tipsy and had no excuse
It happened at the rare breed’s zoo
When I decided to cuddle a cute kangaroo
As...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
kangaroo, animal, fantasy, humorous,
CRAZE DURING FOOTBALL GAME
by Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
CRAZE DURING FOOTBALL GAME
Up yellows; greens; reds and blue,
tell me! Tell me, who is through?
Passes. Crosses. Headers. Shots.
Volleys, blasters, more scissor kicks
tell me! Tell me,...
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Categories:
kangaroo, appreciation, football, love, sports,
Very Interesting Facts
by Jack Ellison
Once read that a kangaroo can't jump
Unless its tail is touching the ground
I've tried it and I couldn't jump either
I too was literally earthbound
Heaviest land...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
kangaroo, humorous,
Slanging it up Down Under
by White Wolf
In the land of Oz, we're all fair dinkum,
Every bloke, Sheila and Healer too.
By crikey mate, if you get us started,
You'll regret the day I...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
kangaroo, fun, tribute,
A big leap
by Gershon Wolf
There once was a rhino from Timbuktu
Who considered himself a kangaroo--
He took a big leap
Landed all in a heap--
Sat...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
kangaroo, africa, animal, music, silly,
Have You Hugged A Llama Today
by Jack Ellison
Have you hugged a llama today
Or a bunny or a kangaroo
You'll feel all squiggly and giggly inside
And a bit rumpity bumpity too
Not only will you...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
kangaroo, childhood, fun,
Well, I never
by Jim Slaughter
Well, I never played tug-of-war with an elephant
Or kick boxed a kangaroo;
I never arm-wrestled an octopus
Or won the lottery or built an igloo.
I never went...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
kangaroo, age, humor,
Pink Joey Oh My
by Emile Pinet
The Pink Joey or Dwarf Pink Kangaroo Paw
when cataloged made botanists quiver.
For it's a rare native Australian plant
first found along the Margaret River.
A...
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Quatrain |
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Categories:
kangaroo, 8th grade, beautiful, butterfly,
I WISH I WAS
by Alexis Y.
I wish that I was a Kangaroo
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Limerick |
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Categories:
kangaroo, humor,
A Cuckoo Kangaroo
by Jack Ellison
Have you ever seen a kangaroo
Who's a little bit off his noodle
He hops around like a crazy galoot
Who's lost his kit and caboodle
He sometimes...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
kangaroo, silly,
VERSE LYRICS
by Leon Enriquez
Cluster crisp calm
Brave busy balm
Lovely lines leap
Strange spacious sleep
Feel floral feed
Scent sparkles seed
Kangaroo keeps
Rich ripples reap
Dance dazzles dear
Crisp comfort cheers
Watch wealthy ways
Prize ponders play
Verse vibrant...
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Alliteration |
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Categories:
kangaroo, allusion,