March 25, 2018 | Ian Bland | Leave a comment The theme for this week’s JVG Radio Method poem is “Animal Noises“. There really isn’t a lot you can say about this one. A great show. I have no idea where Jon got the theme from but he is about to have a few week’s “rest”. That cant be a bad thing, can it? Ed Bates provided the guitar backing, have a listen to how it went below… To play this poem directly in your browser – just click the “play” button below: https://ianbland.com.au/audio/JVG_Poem20180325.mp3 Animal Noises Animals communicate To hunt, warn, defend and mate Comfort, teach, mourn and play Everything they need to say Humans may have far more words Yet lack the clarity of birds Owls hoot, hippos growl Deers’ bell, jackals howl Doves coo, cows moo Turkeys gobble, politicians too Cocks will crow, crows will caw Monkeys gibber, lions roar Bulls snort, a whale sings Pigeons chat by flapping wings Hyena laughs, but not giraffes At night they hum, while insects thrum Cicadas chirp, chameleons slurp Most mammals fart and fish can burp A beetle drones, a walrus groans Without the use of mobile phones Piggies grunt as do koalas Ditto from those cute impalas Shrimp, a snap that paralyses A lyrebird plagiarises Donkeys bray, wolves bay Penguins honk, horses neigh Some snakes hiss, others rattle Camels grumph while poets prattle A chicken clucks, quack for ducks Flies buzz and a mozzie sucks Rabbits, mice and tapirs squeak Cockatoos and curlews shriek Elephants prefer to trumpet When pissed off or chasing crumpet Some foxes scream, others simper Most dogs bark while puppies whimper Dolphins click, parrots squawk Not only human beings can talk We have more words than say, a tit That’s because we talk more shit Listen, shhhh – hear that bleating What breed is that? Oh, it’s just Trump tweeting © Copyright 2018 Ian Bland Also have a listen to “Everything or Nothing” <a href=”http://music.ianbland.com.au/album/everything-and-nothing”>Everything And Nothing by Ian Bland</a> Share this:TweetEmailMoreTelegram