Long Kanga Poems

ROOBOY

Between the spinifex and gibber, across the dry, hot sand,
Lenny sits as proud as punch with the leather straps in hand,
His roo it has a saddle and a bit between its teeth,
When he wants to...

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Gone Kanga

Stories tall and fish will do
in Aus we caught a kangaroo
put him in the outhouse neat
clean bowled old Barney off his feet
but did i mention fishing :)

been to the river an it was deep
bulldogged...

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We were making a tour across Europe
Stopped late down in Chalon-sur-Saône
Checked into the youth hostel after lights out
So I walked up the halls on my own.
My father spoke with the attendant
He was the one who...

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KANGA BORA MARI YA ABDALLA

After graduation son of Walla
i lived at a coastal town
where the people so hated the warmth..
they chose to move at nite
in the clothes they were born with..
Son of Walla i was...

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She's such a smooth talker
She could talk the rust right off of a nail
Given a chance at a Saturday dance
She could talk the slow out of a snail

I saw her wake up one morning
And talk...

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Old Inky dinky parlay voo
Had a race with a green kangaroo
They stood side by side
Inky’s laces got tied
By jingo it caused a foo doo

Poor Inky fell over a murdle
Whilst kanga the murdle did hurdle
Kanga leapt...

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Carol Brown
Contest Name	My First Car 
Vanguard ute

I got meself a motor car, 
a little ute, a Vanguard,
I was seventeen, yes sah,
low flying and sliding here and there,

Me an brother Mark were a going fishing,
At 75...

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At a children’s book exhibit
With amazing things on view,
I was struck to find a case
Which had the one and only Pooh.

In the same display was Eeyore,
Roo and Kanga, even Tigger;
All were gifts to son from...

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Piglet and Pooh seal their friendship on their daily walk.
They casually bring philosophy to their lively talk.
Share sage advice, each one with their own reflection.
Demonstrate their trust in each other’s friend recollection.

Their walks take them...

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Matching skills in the Hundred Acre Place
big-hearted friend Rabbit made the least stir
handling the eggs for the yearly spoon race.
They all enjoy the holiday Easter.

Big-hearted friend Rabbit made the least stir
I’m hoping no egg will...

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Special water 
for bavila king, 
As Magera 
      Mwene Kanga 
was always going 
to fetch water where Mugela 
and Mugadja 
rivers meet, 
Some Bavila in royal forest 
continued encouraging 
him  to fetch that 
special water...

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