John the Horny Panda

I’m so happy was able to find this old poem of mine. I wrote it in 2012 for an entertainment website I used to co-author with my buddy Dale. A few years ago, though, the hosting lapsed and the backups were lost, along with a bunch of my favourite poems. I managed to find this

A Manatee Called Steve

In a land knowns as Florida, Far, far away,There lived beasts of pleasure,Who chilled out the whole day.No one could begrudge them,Their natural way,“For manatees are manatees”,The old folk did say. They’d lie in the sun,And get righteously blazed,From sunup to sunset,For days and for days.Then when the sun,Had receded its rays,They’d go under water,And

Hail to the Bird

Oh, Mighty Hen of Glory!Oh, bird of flightless mirth!I’ll sing the world your story!To recognise your worth! From skies above they cast you down,They treated you unfair.They struck you down upon the groundAnd you were then stuck there. For thirteen seconds, you did fly,A record was then set.It was a gallant, fearless try.One we will