Thursday 17 April 2014

Tarka the Otter (honest I got it right this time)

The Greatest A to Z  
Aardvark based Nonsense Poetry in the World 



A
Poetry is easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or so some say
So through the ALPHABET . . . . . .I will play
Starting right here . . . here with the letter A
AND a rather silly nonsense poem, to end the day.

So to the distant sound of a mad dogs bark.
I’ll start AT the start with thee AARDVARK.
AH

DAMN.


B
The BEE and the BEAR met a BEAVER
Who looked rather aggressive with a large meat cleaver?
He shouted be gone, BACK off, and leave me BE
I’m BUSY chopping down, this BIG tree.

So the BEE he BUZZED and the BEAR he growled
And a BANSHEE somewhere BEHIND them howled
And that then made the mad dog BARK
Then what turned up BUT another Aardvark
AH

DAMN (again)


C
Here we are by the C
All blue and wavy and a little wet maybe
With CATERPILLARS CUTE and CUDL-EEE. . . (No its not CHEATING)
And we all run about on the COUNT of three.
As CRABS and CATFISH play in the bay
Or so the gnarled old Seadogs do say
But Seadogs are mad and tend to bark
Arousing the monstrous Sea Aardvark

O NO

AAAAauuuuuuuuuuugggghhhHHHHH

D
DID the DODO DIE out or was it a DECEPTION
To avoid meeting Great DANES at a posh reception
Because all they do is shout and bark
So is the DODO now DISGUISED as a smallish Aardvark

And does your DOG get up with the lark
And chase sticks about in the park
And is it mad and tend to Bark
Annoying the park keepers trusty old and loyal Aardvark

E
When an ELEPHANT meets an ELECTRIC EEL
There is bound to be a noisy squeal
As one beast gets squashed by the others heel
And  . . . . . . . (slight pause and wait)
Creates a huge ten thousand volt Arc
Which is the sort of voltage that will make a dog bark
Or light up they EYES of an adult Aardvark.

Out in the deserts of his favourite park.


F
They say it’s the FAULT of the barking dog
That made the FROGS FLEE into the FOG
And made the FISHERMEN turn to grog
While FLYING FISH FLUTTER over a FLOATING log
And Yet
The constant sound of mad dogs Barks

Results in the thundering hoofs of stampeding Aardvarks 


G
Always look closely at an F or G
Just in case it should be the image of thee
With a sacrifice of GOAT and toasted GHEE
While witch doctors dance round . . . . . .  the sacred tree.
Shaking GOURDS  . . . . . . . and GRANNIES old Knee

And it’s good to know if GHOULS creep about in the dark(zzzzzzzz)
Your faithful dog always loudly barks
Alerting a flock of man eating Aardvarks
Who will eat the GHOULS just for larks

H
HENRY is having a long chat with HORRIS
Because HAROLD has chopped off the HEAD of Boris
And all because he was naughty with Doris
Although Doris’s dog has a terrible bark
Which HAROLD would wind up just for a lark
Then strangely one night while out in the dark
An ironic twist occurred near the pond in the park

When HAROLD HAD HIS HEAD chewed off by a large aardvark 

. . . . . . . . . . called HENRY 


I
There once was an INVISIBLE IMAGINARY IMP
Who rode through the ocean on an INTERESTING INDIGO shrimp
.
.
.
IMPOSSIBLE
think.  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .
Said an Aardvark

IN a sink

J

JACK and JILL when to JAIL
For stealing JEWELS from the Royal Mail.
Which made their little dog start to bark
But it was chased away by the JAILER’S Aardvark.


K
The King was Kalled because his Kat was Killed
Katching kippers with a jug it filled.
Full of toast and cheese and well known Chinese remarks.
And the ancient claws of ceremonial Aardvarks


L
Never LAUGH at a LAZY LLAMA
It will only end in LEGAL drama
With LAWYERS making LOADS of cash.
As they sue you for being incredibly rash.
And never LET your dog bark in court
If you want to ensure the Aardvark is sought
As it scurries through the corridors of the power
To make its nest in the ivory tower



M
No one likes a large MONSTROUS MOLE.

A really huge one that will dig a large and rather MONSTROUS HOLE.

Destroying your lawns equilibrium and it MAJESTIC dynamic Flow.

Before it chases your dog and aardvarks,


Through the white winter Snow.



N
NEVER NIBBLE the toes of a NEWT
Or try to glue one inside your bosses boot
Because NEWTS you see have a NASTY streak
And will suck out your brains making your future bleak.

Yes NEWTS are clever
NEWTS have been known to bark
And it is a little known fact that they invented

The NEWTONIAN Aardvark


O
O dear said Oscar as he dropped his pet Otter
Into an Orifice made by a notorious Rotter
And although he tried to entice it with Octopus livers 
It escaped off . . . . into the rivers
Because as we know
Otters are Tarka’s and not really givers.

(Tarka’s . . . .  Takers) HAH HAHAH AHH Ahah h hah ah ah hah h a hha ha ha haha ha ha ha.

O
I know
You are wondering where
The Aardvark
Did go


It fell in an O’LLLLLL . . . . . . ?

19 comments:

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    1. Our like they are likely to say more often Ohio, "Ohio". Now I am curious to know how many US states have at least one aardvark. I am thinking that Alaska may have zero. In the wild.

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    2. Oh, sourry, that first wourd was s'pposed tou be Or.

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    3. Hours and Oars are very similar, both are long with a flat bit at the end.

      Does Alaska have a zoo, but then it would need many termites or ants, Aardvarks are not fond of Salmon . . .

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    4. Forget about ants and termites, think PIZZA! I found a pizza place in Alaska caLLed Aardvark Catering/Pizza Thyme in a place caLLed Big Lake, Alaska. They even have a Facebook page. It is in a mall caLLed East Lake Mall.

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  2. Are we talking a metaphorical orifice or, say, an anus or ear canal?

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    1. I did have a small craggy rock one in the ground in mind. an Otter in the Ear or worse would be a little worrying, although I can see that Otter in the Ear has scope as the name of some alternative prog rock group from 1969 formed by Elvis Otter after he left Elvis Otter and the Fish Farm Band over musical disagrements

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  3. I feel a fish based themed comment response starting to occur.

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  4. The aardvark has met its match? We can only hope. :)

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    1. You will never keep a good Aardvark down, I feel they will hang in there until Z . . . . Aardvarks tend to vanish at A most of the time, but not on my blog its Aardvark friendly.

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    2. If only they could read English and had decent Internet access then aardquarks would realize how much we caare aabout them. I s'ppose knowing Aafricans would be okay too considering easily available translating services built into the blogging environment.

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  5. This is one of my favourite A to Z blogs to read. I love the ongoing poem :)

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    1. Hello Miss Laura, I am pleased you like my A to Z, I feel that is a good sign indeed. I am pleased you are still hanging in there and turning up regularly.

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  6. This definitely beats my A-Z of shots!

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    1. YO Miss Hannah it is good to see you, when you say shots are you shooting at things Alphabetically. Ooooooo that could be a good A to Z, I suspect it would be possible to upset almost everyone with that A to Z.

      Or you might be working your way through the various alcoholic beverages that one can try. . . .

      I am glad you are feeling better say hello to Ziggy.......

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  7. Will Harold, the be-Header be making a comeback?

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    1. Sadly not in this A to Z but I will give it some thought, poetry with a sequel sounds a clever idea. (I use the word poetry with some poetic licence. . . ironically).

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  8. Otters cannot be enticed with octopus livers. They prefer Osprey ocular orbs. AHAhahahaha.
    Oh I'm sorry, that's your line.

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    1. HAH HAH AH HAH HA HAH HA HA HAH hha hah a ha hahahahha ha ha haha haha ha hah ha ha ha ha ha

      Have you thought of becoming a Vet

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