Long Hoppity Poems

A Tale of Two Bugs 

Two bugs go strolling along the road one day
One is named Joe
The other is named Bo
Joe told Bo he knew of a great hangout around the bend
He called out to...

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I WANNA KNOW
                (Children's Rhyme intended for Picture Rhyme Book)

 Would the haunted house be creepy if it had no...

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When I was really small, I loved my trike,
and then I graduated to a bike.
I also liked to skip, so mother bought
A jump rope that I used an awful lot.

It seems I really loved to...

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LEGEND: GH - Glenn Hughes          JL - Jon Lord/Lordy

GH: "Oh Lordy!"
JL: "Heil!"
GH: "How'd ya like puffin' that magic."
JL: "Bugs is outta the hat, man, -- so...

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Spent all day cleaning up my car for a trip to Broken Hill.
Serviced, oiled and greased. The petrol tank is filled.
Left Adelaide for the open road; sun setting in the west.
An orange sky slowly dies;...

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It seems I really loved to hop around,
 to have my feet come off, then back on ground. 
I got a pogo stick I used all year
 and wore out quickly once I learned to...

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Picking berries on grandpa’s farm;
watching him milk cows in the barn.
Getting chased once by swarms of bees.
Oodles of childhood memories.

Books that I read with so much to gain.
Walking down that long country lane;
Hiding behind and...

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Recalling        Laughing          Reading               Learning ...

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You might find it very strange, in fact some think it's quite absurd
For when I stroll around the zoo, I like to exchange a word or two
I can't deny, I wouldn't lie, I like to...

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The Bunny

Soft, caramel-coloured paws,
Creamy, velvet underbelly,
Hoppity hop, hoppity hop.

Two ears appear,
Then the top of the head.
Eyes peeping over
The plant pot,
Hoppity hop, hoppity hop.

Bob-tail flashes white
Between the bushes,
Hoppity hop, hoppity hop.

A hole in the greenhouse.
A giant...

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Last year ,our family of eight
Made plans to head straight
For the hills housing the caves
During the kids summer break

Amidst good cheer,abundant frolic
The young ones climbed hoppity skip
The older were a tad slow
With peppy, resolute spirits...

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In a kingdom full of turkeys 
I heard a splendid fluffy ducking
I am just a rabbit hopping
Floating my passions wet and scaly goldfishing
Surrounded by violent guppies
I am just a rabbit hopping
Trap stumbling swatting squirreling 
Zipping...

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read me
o dear, are you
as curious as Alice
remember that rabbit hole
drink me
eat me
oh my
oh dear
where has the time gone
pocketing my giggles
i’m off
to have crumpets with the queen of hearts
oh no
i mean the king of tarts
oh...

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The Easter Bunny has come and gone,
Hippity Hoppity Hoorah
Next it will be Happy Thirty-ninth Birthday to me
Oh what a joyous day that will be
Soon it will be the fourth
Now that is a wonderous night
when the...

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