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A Kangaroo at the Barbecue

There’s a Kangaroo at the barbecue

She’s not supposed to be here

There’s a kangaroo at the barbecue

Snaffling snags and necking beer

She just hopped off with a chicken thigh

That thigh has never been so high

It was a bit of a shock, I’m not gonna lie

 

She’s a chargrill kleptomaniac

A high flying ‘roo with a view

Get Superman, call Brainiac

She’s bit off more than she can chew

Behold her poise in a marsupial crouch

Now she’s slipping a spare rib in her pouch

 

She’s a dippy Skippy

A social wannabe

She’s far too tall to be a wallaby

 

She’s unassumingly gregarious

Her facial expressions are hilarious

She’s not exactly vegetarious

 

There’s a kangaroo at the barbecue

And she’s not supposed to be here

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R A Porter

Tue 17th Oct 2023 18:24

Love it - & thanks!

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 17th Oct 2023 18:20

Nice one!
There's one Kanga whose naughty antics it could rue!! 😊

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