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Polyphagia On Board

Polyphagia on board is forbidden and not welcome ---------- when Everybody knows that should we ran out of food ---------- crickets Probably will not feed us anyhow and most of us will ---------- cry Pensive about victuals whilst starving madly. No ---------- seamen Ever should go through famine. That's why we must ---------- stop Relapsing into gluttony in this ship. I approve of ---------- yodeling. Pepper spray is going to be one of the ---------- calamities Any glutton will endure as a punishment. Thus, ---------- every Real seafarer will chant these words now: ---------- "Bearded Captain wants no fressing within his ship! Yes, ---------- captain! Every single gob will ration the food. Frugality is a ---------- must! Lashes and pepper spray those who fail shall ---------- undergo!"

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Date: 5/23/2014 9:37:00 PM
IVO, Nice Acrostic, win...SKAT
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Date: 5/20/2014 9:00:00 AM
Famine aboard a ship would be horrible..Congrats on your winning work..Sara
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Date: 5/17/2014 11:54:00 PM
CONGRATULATIONS!!! :D GBU.. :)
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Date: 5/17/2014 8:34:00 PM
I'm glad I'm not sailing on this one. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 5/17/2014 1:06:00 PM
I'm glad to see this one on the winners list. This was the first one I read and it made me want to try my hand at it. Thanks for the inspiration.
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Date: 5/17/2014 11:24:00 AM
Hi Ivo! Quite a good write when I think about it...tackled somewhat differently, but makes sense after a double reading. Congrats on your win. Prosit. // paul
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Date: 5/17/2014 10:44:00 AM
Tough to construe in first read Ivo ! A very deep lovely write indeed ! Worth a huge win congrats !
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Date: 5/15/2014 5:57:00 PM
hi Ivo.:D polyphagia, gluttong and fress(ing) both pertaining to overeating or overconsumption of food.. :) you tried to put a similar bond between cricket and seafarers.. :), deep write.. :) i read it thrice to understand it.. :D, GBU olive
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Date: 4/24/2014 7:54:00 AM
Thanks for explaining, I actually think it is quite brilliant.
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Date: 4/23/2014 5:37:00 PM
To begin, being a former smoker, I am behind you 100% with your ban smoking symbol! However, I'm with Richard, "I fail to understand the message of your poem" Cheers, Jack
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Date: 4/23/2014 4:56:00 PM
You will have to explain this one to me Evo. I find it interesting yet I fail to understand the message.
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Date: 4/23/2014 10:03:00 PM
Hi thankyou Richard. Each stanza's first letter makes an acrostic. 1st stanza PEPPER. 2d PARCEL.There's an endline acrostic on the right this time with words. 1st stanza when crickets cry seamen stop yodeling. 2D calamities every bearded captain must undergo. The narrator is the capt'n telling his crew to be careful w/ food to prevent shortage. I admit this text is odd. I'm confused myself.

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