Best Octopus Poems

hey ho
does an octopus know
how to juggle with eight cups and saucers
and the fish watching him
while the elephants swim
then he juggles with a turtle and tortoise

then ho hey
does the octopus say
I can do this all day round in circles
but an ache in my arm 
in...

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When Octopus came round for tea,
it was a tricky time for me.
Not knowing what he’d like to eat.
I wondered... savoury or sweet?

I borrowed spoons from Mrs Deggs
next door, for each of his eight legs.
I ‘d heard, if cross, black ink he’d squirt.
I worried... main course...

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I'm glad I'm not an octopus I would find that so confusing
With so many tentacles I would forget which one I am using
They would get in such a tangle all twisted and contorted
It would cause me embarrassment to get my arms all sorted
It could be...

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A better name for an octopus?
It's tough to make stuff up.
We could start with a brand-new appellation.
How about a name like "Suction Pup"?!

Or perhaps we could start the debate
with a numerical tag like "Ocean's Eight".

Another name open for discussion
would be a handle like "Squid's Cousin".

Still...

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A sailor one day, while out sailing
Thought he heard someone screaming and wailing
The source of the shout 
As he later found out
Was an octopus tied to the railing...

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In spite of his charm and stunning good looks
Been accused by the fuzz of being a crook
Stole the hearts of young girlies
With his humour quite earthy
He had more arms than an ruddy octopus


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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I wish I was an octopus 
I’d swim around and make a fuss
and with my legs all spread askew
I’d grab some fish and make fish stew. 

Then I’d go swim into a cave 
and go deep down, not be afraid 
I’d poke and tickle a...

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Beneath the deep blue ocean waves
In coral crevices, holes and caves
Exists a creature of the deep
There upon the rocks to creep
While through the water he jet propels
With muscles that contracts and swells

This invertebrate is soft and pliant
From smallest to the biggest giant
With bulbous head and...

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Ollie the Octopus with his 9 brains
Broke his 3 hearts in a quick poker game
The blue blood that ran straight to his heart
Suddenly stopped before it could start
It didn't take long before he withered and died
And Ollie the octopus waved us goodbye...

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An Armed Octopus
By Jared Smith

An octopus went	
off to battle. A good thing	
that he was fully armed.	
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the Octopus is strong
no longer lies beneath deep oceans
but lingers all around
tentacles flail through keystrokes of the fool
unaware
sunk 
shipwrecked with ***********
we hear her diabolical roar
seeps under
stings with mighty suckers
we swim away only to be sideswiped by her medicine
her unholy device
no match for her biology
tangled in...

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In spite of his charm and stunning good looks
Been accused by the fuzz of being a crook
Stole the hearts of young girlies
With his humour quite earthy
He possessed more arms than an octopus...

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Doctor Octopus

                         Doctor Octopus or Doc. Ock
              ...

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Years ago my wife and I decided that we would like to keep tropical fish, so off to the local aquatic centre, on entering, 
my wife spied an Octopus and fell in love with this creature immediately, after attaining information about this beautiful animal we...

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Murmur ambience above the endless
horizon freewheel briny breeze filled sea.
Nascent movements from their shells come to be
unfurled winks, life beating hearts is timeless.
Calm hums over the ocean and appease
the emotional storm; where bright blue sky
meets the indigo sea, cap speechify
sea foam waves roll into shore...

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