Ima Ryma Poems

Eurasian lynxes, sisters two,
Jillian and Mirka at home,
Hanging out at Lincoln Park Zoo,
South of the Lion House, we roam.
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In Hawaii, the Prez and I
Were doing our golfing thing,
Which left a wedding high and dry
On the 16th hole Prez' golf swing.
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An avalanche came right at me.
I had no time to get away.
It all went dark and stuck I be.
I never have been one to pray.
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Lonesome George was one of a kind,
Galapagos tortoise, the last.
Concerned humans happened to find.
Conservation role - George got cast.
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Aristotle was multi tasked,
And theorized on many things.
What of the human brain he asked,
In terms of usefulness it brings.
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Philae has gone outside to play,
In a new unknown neighborhood,
Hopping about in bumpy way,
Finding a spot both bad and good.
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President Grant did like to go
To the Willard Hotel lobby,
To be wined, dined and stogied so
The term, 'lobbyist' in D.C.
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I am a chimp and like to chomp
Stuff like a champ and not a chump,
At Lincoln Park Zoo where I romp.
Treat times are when I rev my rump
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We meerkats in Africa wild
Take turns at sentinel duty,
So the fam'ly is not beguiled
By predators in pursuity.
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The Jackie Robinson West team
Of little league baseball did play
To the U.S. championship dream,
And played as good sports all the way.
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