Short Dromedary Poems

Intrepid camel, name of ibn Shlumpf
Romantic alias ~ Abdullah Heffalumpf
  He went ape for the babes, this
  Dromedary of all trades
He just wished he could get over their humphs...

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droll dragon’s drastic dragnet drizzles droopily
dreaming drones drudge dripping drops of drizzle
dredging and drenching dragon’s drastic dragnet
droll dromedary drives drooping dragnet’s drums...

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Zebra, Yak, Xenopus, Walrus, Vulture, Urial, Tiger, Snake, Rhinoceros, Quokka, Peacock, Orangutan, Numbat, Muntjac, Lion, Kudu, Jerboa, Iguana, Hyena, Guan, Frog, Elephant, Dromedary, Camel, Bison, Avians....

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There once was a camel calf in the zoo
The adults had one hump; it had two
The female acted sly,
The male wondered why,
The reason, I knew and Darwin did to, do you?



Entry in the Zany Zoo contest...

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I visited an empty house today
I found elephants with mirrors on its hide
And a dromedary with fluffy yarn 
That raggedy Anne wore for hair

I asked if I could have the records
She had given me one year when I had
Turned six years old and had a bunk bed 

And an electric ionizer next to 
A terrarium with a newt that
I cared about but did not understand
Why her life was as important as mine....

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Two liners
He sat on a square stone under an olive tree
contemplating his afterlife.

What if he came back as a donkey in Sudan?
Or dromedary in Sahara.

He could become a dog like the one at his feet,
The dog looked up, wagged its tail slowly.

Pondering this he came to the conclusion
He wanted to be a long-lived olive tree.

The olive tree in Portugal, if in Palestine he risked
Being set aflame by settlers...

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If I had a camel
a nice dromedary
there'd be all sorts of things
my camel could carry

A big bag of sugar
up there on his humps
to put in my coffee
just one or two lumps

If I had a camel
we’d go on long hikes
We’d stroll through the forest
or maybe ride bikes

If I had a camel
I’d have a big sack
of sunflower seeds
right there on his back

Then we could both chew them
and spit out the shell
If I had a camel, 
man, that would be swell...

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