The Australian Poetry Competition Had Come Down To Two Finalists. – April 10, 2022 by Kevin Adams Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn The Australian Poetry Competition had come down to two finalists, a university graduate, and an old aboriginal. They were given a word, then allowed two minutes to study the word and come up with a poem that contained the word: The word they were given was ‘TIMBUKTU’ First to recite his poem was the university graduate. He stepped 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 wh0res in a pop up tent They were three, and we was two So I bucked one and timbuktu. The aboriginal won. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn