Sunday, October 2, 2011

Strange


Picture Credit: Courtesy of Tess' Magpie

Note: Apologies. My earlier posting at #4 did not register. I'm re-posting again the same Magpie at #35

What else?

Have you seen what I did see
Smiling giraffes snugly in bed
A pair of tigers merrily in a taxi
Or a snake hissing riding a bike

Strange happenings are in the air
In the sitting room a ‘roo on a  chair
With a pair of alligators full of hair
Watching TV with a horse and a mare

A gorilla atop the huge chandelier
Swinging with a canary to the music of rock
A bear with a lion’s mane as headgear
Curled together a cat and a dog

Would you then be outwardly surprised
To see a slow loris wailing, happily singing
On the desktop dancing, teeming with mice
A  pair of ostrich on a couch nearby necking

What else is new?
Dropping  from the sky an elephant with wings!

30 comments:

  1. Love this! So imaginative all your images of creatures - I think this weeks prompt from Tess is going to bring out a lot of fun to read poetry!

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  2. Made me imagi e living with these scenes that you mentioned.

    Like it Pareng Hank!

    JJRod'z

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  3. haha you sound a bit like dr doolittle...a fantastical write hank....great imagery...

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  4. Fantastic abundance from the simian to the avian.

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  5. Charming verse and image to match.

    And thanks for your fun contribution to this week's Limerick-Off!
    Madeleine Begun Kane

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  6. This resonates Dr. Seuss, wouldn't you agree? Fantastic!

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  7. haha that was fun
    Cat and dog together as they run
    Although dumbo might want his two cents
    Here at your animal farm fence

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  8. You have a delightful imagination and I do love this! What a great, fun way to end my day! Thank you! And thank you for your visits/comments recently, they are greatly appreciated! Hope you have a wonderful week!

    Sylvia

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  9. Imaginative and with just the right degree of humour. Well done.

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  10. Very imaginative and wonderful to read.
    Well done Hank.

    Enjoy this new week.
    Yvonne.

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  11. Great imagination and such a fun write!! Looks like the world is going topsy-turvy!! Much fun!!

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  12. Very well done!, I'd love to hear you read this!

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  13. Definitely "through the looking glass"...I'll follow!

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  14. Strange happenings indeed! thanks.

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  15. This is where I want to live ........

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  16. Aki, sungguh menakjubkan kepakaran yang ditunjukkan sejak bermula tahun lepas. Saya tah faham tapi merasa kemanisan alunan bahasa. Well done.

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  17. A delightful romp with your words, Hank.

    Pamela

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  18. haha hank - fun and whimsical write...if that elephant can fly i may should try as well...smiles

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  19. Aaw, this is wonderful. What a great little tale, with some illustrations, it would be awesome.

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  20. reminded me of the movie "Jumanji" (I hope I spelled it right)...this was fun!

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  21. A gorilla atop the huge chandelier
    Swinging with a canary to the music of rock

    Surreal and totally brilliant.

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  22. Magnificent fun! I'd love to live in such a surreal place. I'd be happy to muck out and everything........!

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  23. it is a most surreal and unnerving image, isn't it? great lines

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  24. A very imaginative and fun Magpie, Hank.

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel

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