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Birthday Poem for Aneka

 

 

I heard your birthday's coming soon

so let's have pancakes on the moon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then for our desert methinks

 

 

 

 

a hot fudge sunday on the sphinx.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then let's do what we've never tried

a black and white striped pony ride!

 

 

 

 

 

 

You know what makes this poem neat?

It was typed by a parakeet!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Happy Birthday Aneka

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Tell of victories over demons!

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  • Aneka Bellingan
    September 10, 2008

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    You silly!! you are not a parakeet

    I really had pancakes on my birthday THANK YOU!! Granny made me some cause we went to sleep there. And I know the poem you write now, I told it to my granny and she laughed.

    This is the best one and I want to say thank you for sending it to me from over the sea.

    Anny


    • PerVirtuous
      September 10, 2008
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      Why, I think this may be the best comment I ever got. Thank you. I love pancakes, too. My granny made them big and thick. I like them with chocolate chips in them. Thank you for talking to me.


  • myrataal silver member
    September 10, 2008
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    Wow ...

    Such a clever and special little birthday poemie! Clappies for your Allan, you know how to steal a little girl's heart (and those of some bigger ones too) ...

    Congrats!

    Love
    Always Myra


    • PerVirtuous
      September 10, 2008
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      How can one steal what is given to them willingly? You have me a criminal when I am, in fact, only receiving what I give in a very fair exchange.

      • myrataal silver member
        September 10, 2008

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        Don't you know ...

        stealing a heart is not criminal, but actually an act of giving?

        • PerVirtuous
          September 10, 2008
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          Then in that case I'm Robin Hood.


          • Lyndon gold member
            September 11, 2008

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            If you are Robin Hood

            give the gold to me as I am in need.

            Congratulations just the same
            A tropy's a trophy, all the same!

            I wonder if "robbin' " came from our Robin?


  • Rebekah-Ann silver member
    September 10, 2008

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    Very clever, Thank you so much for entering the contest! Aneka Loved this poem! She could tell immediately that you were talking about Egypt and Africa! She was so happy to receive these poems. Thank you for taking part and making her day so special!

    Rebekah


    • PerVirtuous
      September 10, 2008
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      Quite frankly, it must have been subconscious that the sphinx reference, the zebra reference and the parakeet reference were all about things native to Africa. I didn't even make that realization until you pointed it out. Shows what I know!


  • Sue Cardwell gold member
    September 9, 2008

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    A simple poem, but she will adore the pictures.

    All the best ... Sue


  • cricketjeff gold member
    September 9, 2008

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    A perfect fifth birthday poem. A major skill in all writing is to pitch as closely as possible at your audience, this is not only poetically right but achieves that match better than anything else in the contest!

    Not Bad!


  • Mairi bheag gold member
    September 4, 2008
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    Point of information, thats a budgie! But what the hades! Nice writing, pitched just right - she'll love it.

    the usual line-up of hairy hooligans.

    • Lyndon gold member
      September 11, 2008
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      I'll vouch for that

      It is a budgie from Australia.


    • PerVirtuous
      September 9, 2008
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      Truth be told it is a gijirrigaa. I simply couldn't make that rhyme so I used my poetic lisence and called it a parakeet. I was quite convinced I did not have such a stickler for an audience.

      • Lyndon gold member
        September 11, 2008
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        Then in that case

        you are right, Allan.

      • Mairi bheag gold member
        September 9, 2008
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        I just KNOW you're going to tell me you knew that already!


        • PerVirtuous
          September 10, 2008

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          The Common Pet Parakeet is more correctly called the Budgerigar or budgie and comes from Australia. They are common and popular pets throughout the world. All budgies are parakeets but not all parakeets are budgies.


          • Mairi bheag gold member
            September 10, 2008

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            According to my literary agent (the uncrowned High King of Limerick)...


            A grand little chap is the budgerigar -
            A bird for whom I have sudgerigar.
            The commoner parrot
            is not worth a carrot -
            I never hold him in as mudgerigar!


            • Lyndon gold member
              September 11, 2008
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              Lover-lee!

              Birdie, birdie, up in the tree,
              Why, oh why, don't you talk to me?
              I'm a budgie and I natter
              So, keep your inane chatter!

            • PerVirtuous
              September 10, 2008
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              I see the emphasis is on the "High".

              Love it.

        • PerVirtuous
          September 9, 2008
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          I knew you were going to say that.


  • Amera gold member
    September 4, 2008

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    hehe... this is adorable! She'll love it.


    Love,
    Amera♥

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