There's a frog in my mailbox
And one in the loo.
There are geckos in the bathroom
And in the kitchen too.
There's a cheeky willy wagtail,
Who chatters in the bath.
There's a kookaburra up a tree,
Who wakes us with his laugh.
There are peewees who come calling,
When Dad starts to mow the lawn.
There's a friarbird in the bottlebrush,
Who squeaks and squawks at dawn.
There's a tiny little sunbird
Building her dangling nest.
There are lorikeets in the umbrella tree,
Noisier than all the rest.
I love the birds and animals,
But when all's done and said,
I wish I could get rid of
The python in my bed!
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Author Notes
I ran out of time to complete the entry I planned for this contest, so here's a simple poem for young children I wrote earlier. I envisage this as a child's picture book, if only I could find a willing artist!
The birds and animal described are all common to Far North Queensland (Australia) where I live. Try googling them if you are not sure.
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