# Clop-Clop Down the Bush Track

Original classroom poem created with ChatGPT for this lesson.

Created in Douglas Sutherland's chat, 23 October 2026. Requested bush, riding, animal and companionship themes associated with Australian bush poetry. This is not a poem by A. B. (Banjo) Paterson. Wording is reproduced exactly from the chat; line numbers are editorial.

## Stanza 1

01  The sun peeped up, all warm and bright,  
02  And chased away the sleepy night.  
03  The gum trees whispered in the breeze,  
04  While golden light spilled through their leaves.  

## Stanza 2

05  Clop-clop, clop-clop! My pony’s feet  
06  Tapped out a happy, hopping beat.  
07  My dog ran swiftly by my side,  
08  His tail a flag of joy and pride.  

## Stanza 3

09  The brown creek chuckled round a stone.  
10  Then came a cry—a calf alone!  
11  His little legs were stuck in clay.  
12  “Hold on!” I called. “We’re on our way!”  

## Stanza 4

13  I slipped and slid. I tugged him free.  
14  He shook his muddy coat on me!  
15  My dog barked, “Woof!” The calf cried, “Moo!”  
16  The kookaburra laughed, “Hoo-hoo!”  

## Stanza 5

17  Clop-clop, clop-clop! We headed west,  
18  Where pink clouds wore their sunset best.  
19  The calf ran home across the flat.  
20  I waved goodbye and tipped my hat.  

## Stanza 6

21  That night, beside the fire’s red glow,  
22  The stars winked down to say hello.  
23  The billy sang. The day was done.  
24  A bush day shared is twice the fun.