Poem a day for 22 April 2014: Gobbling the gook


Tanunda Show Clowns. Photo by Robert Rath from Robert’s website.

I’ve been writing a poem a day and publishing it here each April for the last few years. In 2012 I wrote a fun ‘nonsense’ poem called ‘Washing the hog’ which I had a lot of positive feedback for, so I thought it was time for another one.

Gobbling the gook

You bimp me glain an blup me guld
to nink el seet sotiros
I bimp de flayne, your gurpy trud
we ninkie vell de leerus.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspLet’s hippna way me wanti cheer
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsphipp no weemy thayring
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspwe’ll fing de naypa ciggidy heer
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspan you kin ripty claring.

An you kin vane de bibbly bung
an you kin stawn de neep-o
coz win you slean I run de ween
an wan to bing de kleap-o.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspLet’s hippna way me wanti cheer
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsphipp no weemy thayring
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspwe’ll fing de naypa ciggidy heer
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspan you kin ripty claring.

I capta loovie you.
You manka cooby me.
We fing de sakay noo
an ripty chaky vee.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspLet’s hippna way me wanti cheer
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsphipp no weemy thayring
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspwe’ll fing de naypa ciggidy heer
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspan you kin ripty claring.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspLet’s hippna way me wanti cheer
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsphipp no weemy thayring
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspwe’ll fing de naypa ciggidy heer
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspan you kin ripty claring.

Comments

4 responses to “Poem a day for 22 April 2014: Gobbling the gook”

  1. Robert Avatar
    Robert

    I could not be help but sing this as I read! Xo

  2. Jen Avatar

    I’d like to have heard you! It’s meant to be sing-song-y; what it and the other one lack in meaning they make up for with rhythm and playfulness. 😉 xoxo

  3. Mike H Avatar

    Brillig. Reminds me of Stanley Unwin. Probably before your time, and I may have mentioned him to you before. Here’s an example – Goldiloper and the three bearlodders:

    http://youtu.be/6RRv35Ig2mg

  4. Jen Avatar

    Oooh thank you Mike. No, never heard of him but he is fab! ‘Unwinese’! Off I go down another rabbit hole. I’ll come up for air at LM. 😉

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