Short Hippo Poems

a ballerina
she has legs of a giraffe
grace of a hippo...

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Never stand behind a hippo!
Never stand behind a hippo!
Never stand behind a hippo!
Projectile diarrhea!...

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my hippo has a big clock,
he uses when he takes his walk,
he is never late,
for a date,
the most punctual hippo on the block...

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She calls him hippo
he says he will feed her to the brown bear

no need to say more
to know they had goose-great time together...

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Trick a toad to tread
a taut rope, A hippo to
hop a hula hoop!


"Haiku#1" contest by Poet Destroyer A...

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Hippopotamus
Only one of these will do!
Want one for Christmas?



Inspired by the song I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas...

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Henrietta Hippo
where on earth did you go?

the New Zoo Review
started out as new

but the years flew by fast
and nothing seems to last...

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Reincarnation is for me sublime.
I’ll be a hippopotamus next time.
They do not eat ants
They devour plants
African River is where I will dine....

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Used to be a very big hero
But now feel like a big fat zero
Must be age
No longer the rage
But I'm still the same lovable hippo...

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can't see again
cross you like a whip
just like that
quick like cheetah 
cross him
hippo comes out
cheshire around you
around again
cross again whip like...

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bulging
burgeoning
bulbous grin

widening
a widened chair
to sit him in

liking 
lotions
rubbed on chin

and greying
gruelling
sunburn skin



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Green Horned Rhino

Have you seen the Green Horned Rhino? 
A creature so scarce and so rare. 
We think he’s living in Norwich, 
Dressed as a Hippo, with curly pink hair...

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Hippo in a Tree

If you saw a Hippo, sitting in a tree, 
One thing is certain, as certain can be, 
Upon my word, then I’ll be bound, 
A tree and a Hippo, flattened on the ground....

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bone idle 'hippo'
wallowing in self pity
least your mud bath’s free!

In the context of THIS poem personification could also be used as the form.

05~17~17...

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The Elephant’s not elegant
The  Hippo isn’t hip
The Antelope is not an Ant
The Camel’s not a ship
The Turkey isn’t Turkish
The fly is just a fly
Orang Utan is almost man
But tell me, who am I ?...

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We found a baby hippo in the sink today
Can we keep him Daddy? Asked Jimmy and Fay
Absolutely! Mommy said, making him the bad guy.
Why do you do these things her husband asked her. Why? Why? Why?
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Krack-ack-rack fleeing,
				 tree limb limb
					swinging

Bank bank dip slipping, tail flipping, pout snout

Soft mud ooze soothing,
				  hippo sun funning

Soft eyes	     scanning, 		  flatboat...

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Dainty flapper hippo gave us a wink and a twirl.
We saw her blue tutu spinning in an amazing swirl.
She is so delicate and pretty, and light on her feet!
Yes, said a carnivore, and she looks great to eat....

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Hippo with starlight sprinkles is such a hoot.
We love playing with him, said a fairy named Toot.
His sprinkles are not as sparkly as his personality.
He is delightful in every direction, as much as he can be....

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Buffalo Clouds

Buffalo roam
The skies today 
Hides of white
Touch of gray

There’s platypus 
Pegasus
And
Hippo too

But it’s the Buffalo
Stampeding 
Our skies of blue

By: Bill MacEachern
03/29/2021...

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Table top dancer was as graceful as every hippo I knew
She did a waltz, a ballet, and an old familiar soft shoe
The people at the table pushed their chairs out of the way
My annoyed grandma decided to never invite her again that day...

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Table top dancer was as graceful as every hippo I knew
She did a waltz, a ballet, and an old familiar soft shoe
The people at the table pushed their chairs out of the way
My annoyed grandma decided to never invite her again that day...

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A hippo and a kangaroo
were in a bar in Kathmandu. 
The hippo ordered a cold beer,
let us make that very clear.
The kangaroo on the other hand
was clever enough to understand
that getting drunk in Katmandu
is not the wisest thing to do!...

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It’s a hippo!
It’s a flying boy!
It’s a teen!
Someone hollers with joy.

It’s smartly dressed.
It is so well groomed!
It is flying high.
Without a plane or broom.

You can sure tell it is Halloween
Yelled the Jack-o-lantern and pumpkin queen....

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Halloween at the zoo
Hippo made a loud pop with his pumpkin
Piercing it with his horn 
Sounded like a giant fart
The children were astounded
Because the adults could not stop laughing
The gorilla was in a bad mood.
He glared at us and threw his poo.
The highlight...

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