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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

TANKA TUESDAY CHALLENGE # 89....AUSSIE HERO

 MATTHEW FLINDERS 1774 - 1814

A cartographer circumnavigated the coast line of Australia in a small boat called the TOM THUMB with his little cat TRIM.

 

 



 


 

TANKA 

he sailed the tom thumb 
with his little cat trim to
to show oz to the world
one of our fine explorers
Matt our aussie hero 

 



5 comments:

  1. He did champion the for the name Australia good hero 🙌

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  2. This is what I love about WordPress and our community... there's always something to learn . Rall this is epic 😎

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  3. Wonderful poem, Rall! I have always heard "Tom Thumb" but didn't know where it came from. Very cool! Thank you for participating this week!

    Yvette M Calleiro :-)
    yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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