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The Yim Yam Tree

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The flying fish flew in the sky’s so blue

Above the land of the Yim Yam Tree

There were frogs dancing on logs in clogs

To humming bird’s that sang out of key

 

Tall giraffe’s sat cross legged reading the telegraph

And never a cross word was spoken

When drunken bees slurred their A’s, B’s and C’s

Because their buzz machine was broken

 

The Arctic Fox wore blue and red socks

Further north of a line of Yim Yam Tree’s

Where Polar Bears sailed by on Glacier mints

Blown by a south westerly breeze

 

The crying cross eyed crooning croc

Sang before judges one, two, three

Found himself before a jury, in a doc

After eating the judges for his tea

 

Soldier ants wearing lederhosen pants

Scrambled through a Yim Yam Tree in decay

Using spiders web ropes, singing army chants

Met up with spiders who wanted to play

 

A suntanned Zebra was always first by the pool

Placing his black and white towel on his bed

Being camouflaged ended his poolside rule

When a rather large hippo sat on his head

 

Growing in the patchwork fields are cantaloupe

Bearing fruit that has the flavour like brie

You can hear the sweet song of the Antelope

Beneath the bowers of the Yim Yam Tree

© Phil Golding 12/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Philip Golding

Thu 5th Feb 2009 03:05

Cheers Jeff, thanks for your kind words. Happy New Year to you to mate.

Look forward to catching if with you at WOL Sale

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Jeff Dawson

Wed 4th Feb 2009 18:17

Hi Phil, happy new year, I'm just catching up, great fun this and well put together! Jeff

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Philip Golding

Thu 11th Dec 2008 15:10

Hi Geraldene, An absolute priviledge to have my poem being considered a similar to Edward Lear and Lennon. To my detriment I am yet to read their work other than Lears 'The Owl and the Pusseycat' . That omition I will remedy

Thank you for your kind words

cheers phil

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Tue 2nd Dec 2008 12:16

Has the Ongly Bongly Bo been under the Yim Yam Tree too? Very Edward Lear (Lennon surely read that first too). Nice to read something loopy and fun...thanks.
Geraldine

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Philip Golding

Tue 2nd Dec 2008 11:27

Hi Clarissa
Thanks for your kind words. I had in mind the type of nonsense poems that Spike Milligan came up with. Exciting and highly original. I must admit I had great fun writing this.
cheers
Phil

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Philip Golding

Tue 2nd Dec 2008 11:22

Hi Gus
Thanks for your comment. I really enjoyed letting my imagination run riot on this one. After this one perhaps I should lay off the snuff, or should I mmmmmmmm

Cheers
Phil

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clarissa mckone

Tue 2nd Dec 2008 05:10

HI Phil, I love it, if I could live under a Yim Yam Tree, life would be as good as the birds and the bees, have it in the trees, love love LOVE IT !!!!!!!! Made me HAPPY to read this!!!!

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Gus Jonsson

Mon 1st Dec 2008 23:23

Hi Phil
A wee bit Lennonesque....are you smokin the old stuff again...????
loved it ....a lot of fun

\by the way...isn't giraffe a irregular noun?

Loved the pants off it anyway
Regards
Gus

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Gus Jonsson

Mon 1st Dec 2008 23:18

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