Australian Poetry Competition

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The Australian Poetry Competition had come down to two finalists, a university graduate and an old aboriginal man.

They were given a word, then allowed two minutes to think about it then come up with a short poem that contained that word.

The word they were given was ' TIMBUKTU '

First to recite his poem was the university graduate.

He stepped up to the microphone and said:

Slowly across the desert sand

Trekked a lonely caravan

Men on camels two by two

Destination - Timbuktu

The crowd went crazy! No way could the old aboriginal top that, they thought.

The old aboriginal calmly made his way to the microphone and recited:

Me and Tim a huntin' went

Met three whores in a pop-up tent

They were three, and we was two

So I bucked one, and Timbuktu

The aboriginal won !