Long Opossums Poems

My uncle’s home, had a forest nearby;
he loved animals so; left some supper scraps, outside.
It was always his generous intent to feed,
every stray, that crawled, walked or flew, from those trees.

While visiting him, one sweet,...

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Alligators, Aardvarks; Arctic fox and hare. Also Armadillos and Asses will be there!

Bobcats, Beavers, Boars; One Blue whale will do! Bovines and a Booby (maybe 2)!

Caribou & Camels; *Cavies & a *Coot; Cottontails, Chipmunks, Chinchillas...

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Chapter Three: The Storm

      Suddenly a terrible 'KA-BOOM'! sounded, and thunder shook the ground! The critter congregation began to shout 
and jump around!
     
Preacher thought a...

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They’re cute, little opossums; riding on Mama’s back; 
her tail rail, secures precious brood.  
They’ll grow to be lethal rats; 
they’ll try to eat your dog or cat and they will probably win their...

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If I was in charge of the heavens and stars
I would make it so it could only rain at night
When the sky is dark, anyway
It is more efficient that way
And the water would feed more...

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Antisocial anacondas don't associate in numbers;
Bears and beavers don't become the best of friends.
Civet cats catch rats, so is it any wonder
On doleful dingoes dire dilemmas do descend?
Effete elephants eschew jumping, it's ungraceful;
"Frenching" frogs will...

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Kansas is the home of the tornado and the deer
I did not fully appreciate this until I moved here
I see them in my yard bashing my bird feeders round
When they break, the deer lick the...

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Chapter two: Meet the neighbors

     Through the woods that surround the village that we just saw, runs a swift, and crooked creek, where one could wash a dirty paw.
  ...

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Sassy the Assassinator

Sassy is a lapdog, not a large bird-dog  
She likes to chase hopping bullfrogs or a hiding hedgehog.
She is a friend to a cat, but not to a groundhog
But she thinks she’s...

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POSSUM JUGGLING  
  Written By the Poets Listed After The Poem.  
  
Possum juggling is a trick conjuring sport.  
You should never do it if your arms are short. ...

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My neighbor Vi said “I never saw that before”
I looked to where she was looking.
“Saw what?”
She is seventy-six and delightful. “That!”
I looked again, but saw nothing odd.
“I don’t see it,” I told her.
“The cat and...

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An ABC Menagerie  

“A” is for apples and animals like ants.
“B” is for baboons with bright blue balloons. 
“C” is for the circus clowns calling big cats.
“D” is for a dozing doggies dreaming delights.
“E”...

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Beyond the fence are wild strawberries, juicy and wise.
Sunshine so glorious it makes tears come to my eyes.
Beyond the fence is lavender, which blows prettily in a breeze.
There for the picking, and the admiration, if...

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We have a doggie door, but it is not only used by dogs.
It has been used by cats, a bunny, snakes, and frogs.
We are not surprised to see a golden retriever even when we do...

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Word Calibration in G Major

‘Don’t worry honey. 
No one walks this way.
At least, not at this hour.’
The neons inside the dark house,
Across the street over there,
Are aglow with ghostly shadows,
Flickering like strobes in slow motion.
Just...

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As I drove to town today
My heart did fill with grief
To see all the little critters
Along the roads deceased.

Opossums, Coons 
And skunks too,
Now Armadillos
Are more than a few.

I couldn’t help but wonder
If we’d their species...

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Let’s do an underarm reveal, she said in a daring sort of way.
I knew at that minute that this contest would make my day.
She has not shaved since 1997; not being demure.
This was hilarious to...

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The raccoon was brazen
Bold, devilishly handsome
I fell in love quickly
I know. Raccoons are no good for opossums
But the heart wants who the heart wants.

We met on a warm day
in the throes of summer
He was eating...

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I:
Frilly dresses ironed
by Mama's hand.
Starched with a sprinkle
from the giant Pepsi bottle.
Four New spring Bonnets.
Four new Bow ties.


II:
Hen's eggs carefully dyed.
Daddy chose the best
Peeking and poking into each
and every nest.
One a duck egg.
Daddy called it...

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Pinkie was a fluffy butterfly kind of faerie.
She was free spirited with a beautiful soul.
She cared about everyone, and they knew it.
People gravitated to her as if she was cotton candy.

When she got married she...

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Into the midst of the hen flock 
Brock my brown leghorn flying cock
Mediterranean breading stock
Flew off the roost to dock

When  barnbyard dust settled you see
Hens begin cackling with glee
As soon as was able to...

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Pups, imps, joeys, wiggling tailed marsupials, hunting in parties of five.
Deadly facial cancer has killed lots of us, it’s a wonder I am still alive.
I screech when I eat, carrion, my utmost favorite food, road...

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It was a magical night.
Twilight was graying the cattails.   The crickets
And the frogs were orchestra-auditioning 
Forming a group sing.

Samantha, a faerie, whose specialty was spreading delight,
Was amid the throng, singing a lullaby to...

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Forests at nightfall are scary to see;
not just dark forms- but loud sounds flowing free.
Far from at home, with cute puppy's bow-wow;
or from your kitten's sweet, gentle meow.

Skunks and opossums resound with a screech;
harsh sounds...

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