Message in a bottle
Sent from a land far away
Message in a bottle
In the sand to stay
Message in a bottle
Special words inside
Message in a bottle
The sea no longer hides
Message in a bottle
Out there for all to see
Message in a bottle
Is this message sent to me?
On the first day of Christmas
My doggie brought to me
Last year’s Christmas stocking
In the bottom was a pea
On the second day of Christmas
My doggie brought to me
A chewed up Christmas decoration
For our brand new tree
On the third day of Christmas
My doggie brought to me
A dug up bone from last year
And dumped it by my knee
On the fourth day of Christmas
My doggie brought to me
An old Santa hat
Found under the old settee
On the fifth day of Christmas
My doggie brought to me
A bit of Christmas cake
To go with my cup of tea
On the sixth day of Christmas
My doggie brought to me
A striped candy cane
Stolen from the tree
On the seventh day of Christmas
My doggie brought to me
A string of Christmas lights
He thought needed to be freed
On the eighth day of Christmas
My doggy brought to me
A potato from the vegie patch
One less for Christmas tea
On the ninth day of Christmas
My doggy brought to me
A freshly baked mince pie
And eyes that pleaded “feed me”
On the tenth day of Christmas
My doggy brought to me
An old nativity book
Pages ripped out for me to see
On the eleventh day of Christmas
My doggy brought to me
Santa’s special cookies
Left out for Santa’s feed
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My doggie brought to me
A heart of Christmas cheer
Which was really all I need
That seal in New Zealand
Decided to stay
All the others seals
they went away
Time to migrate
And swim a long lap
That seal in New Zealand
Took a long nap
That seal in New Zealand
Marina full of sun
Thought an extended stay
Was better fun
No sharing of fish
All wharf space she owns
That seal in New Zealand
Has found a new home
She’s now very famous
On the news worldwide
That seal in New Zealand
Takes it all in her stride
Smiling and grunting
A bit of a flap
That seal in New Zealand
Got a very good rap
She rolled for the camera
300 kilos of lard
A grin for the lens
Isn’t too hard
Named “Owha” by locals
She has stayed a year
Missing her friends
No! Not a tear
That seal in New Zealand
Intends to stay
Loves her new country
In the sun she will lay
Jeanie said: I saw on the news a story about a seal who has stayed on at The Auckland’s Marina in New Zealand instead of migrating. I thought it a fun topic for a Seal poem.
On a shady pathway
In the park
I met a duck
Halfway up.
He waddled left,
He waddled right,
That duck on the steps
Was quite a sight.
I asked him, “What are you doing here?”
He said, “Practising my waddle, dear.”
We sat and chatted for a time
Then off he went
To continue his climb.
When he reached the top
He flapped his wings
And turned back to me
With a cheeky duck grin.
