Kangaroo of Wooroloo

[Torsten H. Sommer]

The Kangaroo of Wooroloo
(by Torsten H. Sommer 2001, all rights reserved)

Twenty miles from Wooroloo
Lived a lonely kangaroo
Who had no hope and always said,
"I'll never find a mate!"
But her words were overheard
By a passing bowerbird.
It said, "I think that you are wrong!
Now listen to my song:

Sit down beside me
If you've got nothing else to do
And listen to the story
Of the female kangaroo
Who wished to have a joey.
That always made her feel so blue.
She thought, "I'll never have one",
But finally got two!"

The bowerbird, it wasn't wrong
With its optimistic song:
The roo got, that was really great,
Two joeys and a mate!
Her children came off age, and then
Their talk was just the same again:
"I'll never have a family!"
She said, "Now look at me!

Sit down ..." (etc)

[moonflower]

this is so light-hearted and cute!..i love the rhyming too!

[heinzs]

Hmm... an unfinished tale?

[Debbie]

this is a cute little poem but I was looking for more

[TheMillionHope]

i need a girlfriend...... lol

[Torsten H. Sommer]

Thanks Moonflower, Heinzs, Debbie and Millionhope! The "Kangaroo" is indeed a bit short, but by carrying it any further I think it would end up running in circles, if you know what I mean. Just the same old story repeating itself

[heinzs]

It was fun anyway...