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Skunks at Camp

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A cabin of stinky skunks

Were snuggled in their bunks

The moon outside shone bright

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The pine tree needles shook

As the breeze traversed a brook

On a mountain summer night

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All around was quiet

And though they would deny it

The skunks snuck out of bed

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They slunk across the lawn

And soon they came upon

A cabin painted red

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Into windows and the door

A stench began to pour

From each little skunk

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That cabin full of girls,

Mostly fuzzy squirrels

Awoke and how they stunk!

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They vowed those skunks would pay

They tattled the next day

And made an awful fuss

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Those sly skunks once accused

Asked as if confused,

“What makes you think it’s us?”

© 2014 Karyn Linnell

The Shark

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Chompy was a shark

Who liked to swim around

A deserted and volcanic

Island that he’d found

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He loved the great volcano

Its molten lava glowing

With joy he’d watch it sliding down

So quickly it was flowing

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Chompy was inspired

And from shipwreck debris

He built a large aquarium

Mounted on a ski

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It took a lot of physics

And a lot of engineering

To make an aqua-lava sled

Built for shark fin steering

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He used a rope and pulleys

And a giant lever

To get up to the top

(My that Chompy’s clever!)

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Up on the volcano

In a tank of water

He balanced in the sled

It couldn’t get much hotter

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He started to lean forward

And it began to slide

Down ol’ Chompy flew

On a molten lava ride

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He finished off the ride

With a crazy triple twist

He landed in the ocean

And the scorching metal hissed

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It was so fun that Chompy made

His own amusement park

So kids can sled down lava

In a big tank with a shark

© 2014 Karyn Linnell

Mom’s Chocolate Cake

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“Mom I’d love some chocolate cake.

I’ve really got a craving”

“Well, you’re in luck. I think I’ve got

Some cake that I’ve been saving.

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Oops I was mistaken.

It isn’t cake, it’s pie,

Delicious chocolate mousse

With whipped cream piled high.”

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“I guess that’d be alright.

Pie is also good.

Would you bring it to me please?”

“Why, yes, of course I would.

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Hmm, seems I was wrong again.

It isn’t chocolate cream.

Turns out it’s banana,

But it tastes just like a dream”

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“I guess banana pie is fine.

Wait, Mom, there’s some mistake.

This is a banana!”

“Yes, that’s nature’s chocolate cake.”

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©2014 Karyn Linnell

My Cat Does Tricks

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(This poem was written for Michelle, who suggested I write a poem about cats. This poem is for amusement only and should not be used in the training of cats. In other words, do not try this at home!)

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They say dogs do more tricks than cats

I have to disagree

My cat does everything my dog does

And just as well as he

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My cat flies across the yard

When I throw a stick or ball

My cat comes to me immediately

When he hears me call

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My cat can swim the river

My cat can chase a car

My cat stays put when I say sit

Some think it quite bizarre

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How is it that my cat does more

Than lay there like a log?

I put him in a basket

And then strapped it to the dog

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© 2014 Karyn Linnell