Hippopotamus
In a hollow for a wallow,
snug in a mud hug,
you’ll find the e n o o o o r m o u s
HIPPOPOTAMUS!
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus
daily mud baths not monotonous.
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus
her squish and squelch nonstopamus.
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus
for cool sunscreen when it’s hotamus.
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus
from its nostrils to its bottamus.
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus.
Without it, life would be …
just ROTTAMUS!
snug in a mud hug,
you’ll find the e n o o o o r m o u s
HIPPOPOTAMUS!
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus
daily mud baths not monotonous.
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus
her squish and squelch nonstopamus.
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus
for cool sunscreen when it’s hotamus.
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus
from its nostrils to its bottamus.
Hippopotamus loves mud alotamus.
Without it, life would be …
just ROTTAMUS!
This poem is copyright (©) Linda Middleton 2026
About the Writer
Linda Middleton
Linda Middleton lives in the East of England and enjoys writing poetry for children. Some of her poems have found beautiful homes in The Caterpillar, The Dirigible Balloon, Little Thoughts Press, Northern Gravy, Tyger Tyger and several anthologies. One of Linda’s poems was selected by Candlestick Press for Twelve Poems for 2025. In her spare time, she can be found walking through her local woods and enjoying the wonders of nature, often with the seed of a new poem in her heart.
