Blue Heelers

BLUE MONDAY

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 BLUE HEELERS

Though not, in reality, blue, these dogs display a tone

Which has a certain blueness showing through.

They are Australian cattle-dogs, bred to keep the cows in check,

And they are named for the useful job they do.

They are called 'Blue Heelers' because they nip at heels,

Something  cows make sure that they avoid.

They are tough, reliable and fast and very easily groomed

And they show their feelings when they're overjoyed.

And here are Blue Heeler puppies, with Red Heelers alongside,

All of them so eager for a feed.

Cute when they are babies, hard-working when full-grown.....

All in all a very worthwhile breed.

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BOARD STIFF!

A criss and a cross and a mishmash of shadows beneath chairs

As they stand to attention neatly in fours and threes and pairs.

They look out over the Wetlands where all is wild and green;

Where the fluttering wings of the ibis ruffle the springlike scene.

Where the reeds grow in profusion, tangled and all awry,

And the little waves on the water are raggedy and spry.

A duck dives under the ripples and beads of water spray

A cockatoo springs up from a branch, and, flapping, flies away.

But the chairs stand to attention, waiting for the meal to start.
There, among Nature's flurry, they're forced to stand apart.

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