My Hamster Has A Headache

I leave an open invitation for people to suggest extra verses for this poem.The only rules are: -The meter must be exact -You cannot re-use any animal or illness already in the poem.

all my pets were feeling ill
it gave me quite a fright
and so I called the local vet
one dark and stormy night

he asked me why i'd called so late
to ask for his advice
so i told him what the problem was
and said (to be precise):

my hamster has a headache
my monkey has the mumps
my chicken has the chicken-pox
my camel lost his humps

my elephant has caught a cold
my tiger bumped his head

my parakeet has lost his voice
my budgie wets the bed

my ant has indigestion

my cow has lost her moo

my beaver has a fever

my polar bear is blue

my hippo has a backache
my kitten has a cough
my bear has halitosis
my zebra's stripes fell off

my shark has got a toothache
my leopard's feeling stressed
my mouse has got a migraine
my turtle is depressed

my snake has tonsillitis
my crocodile has gout
my albatross has vertigo
my panda's hair fell out

my goldfish has the hiccups
my frog has got the flu
all my pets are very sick
what am I to do??

the doctor had a little think
then said as he was yawning:
just give them all two aspirin
and call me in the morning

Reviews

[Beccy]

Brilliant piece of rhyming; and I just love that sting in the tail at the end.

'My lemur has got leprosy,
my antelope the horn
my heron had a heart attack
my penquins into porn.'

I know, I know, not very ladylike, sorry!

I so enjoy your poetry. Beccy. :))

[Chris]

THIS was a cute and fun read.

[Kate Balton]

that's a great poem!!!! you rymed everything perfectly!!!

[N.S.J]

Very creative! This poem is so well thought out and I bet you put a lot into your poetry! Great Job! :) :)

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

This is a rare and wonderful find! Loved it!

[Dr. Wood ?]

my rat has got malaria
my meekat's feeling hot
my tiger now has leprosy
and he's come out in spots

[Dr. Wood ?]

wow, this is just the sort of stuff that I am trying to promote, We must be kindred spirits

[faint smile]

this is really well done and creative,I love the rhyme scheme good write

[just is]

LMAO, This is so funny, love the flow and rhyme scheme.
Awesome write.

[....]

Such a cute write, you are very poetic, enjoyable read. I needed this laugh this morning, made me smile. Awesome!