Notes About The Poem

Written for Joseph May's Pleiades contest 

Hadn't noticed the 6 syllable rule so not entered

 

 

 

Albatross

A bird with a shadow as big as a bus Archaic the sailors that in him will trust Always at sea coming in from the stern Arrogant seafarers will need to learn Ancient beliefs all have basis in fact As may become clear when the odds are well stacked Adrift on a life raft?.. He’s poultry… that’s that
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Canerdy Avatar
September 17, 2023 at 5:44 AM
Terry, this one gave me a good chuckle. It's skillfully composed and entertaining. Janice
Flood Avatar
September 19, 2023 at 2:59 AM
Thanks, Janice. Alas, the six syllable rule passed me by.
Wolf Avatar
September 11, 2023 at 7:41 PM
What a sense of humor you have! Terrific! Thanks, Gershon
Flood Avatar
September 12, 2023 at 3:06 PM
I wrote this having checked out Soup’s definition of a plywood oldie… it said nothing about six syllables per line. But I noted that most other entries followed a six syllable format… Google put me straight though… as did actually reading the contests rules. Ho hum!
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