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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 © Terry Flood | Year Posted 2023

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Janice Canerdy Date: 9/17/2023 5:44:00 AM Terry, this one gave me a good chuckle. It's skillfully composed and entertaining. Janice Login to Reply Terry Flood Date: 9/19/2023 2:59:00 AM Thanks, Janice. Alas, the six syllable rule passed me by.

Gershon Wolf Date: 9/11/2023 7:41:00 PM What a sense of humor you have! Terrific! Thanks, Gershon Login to Reply Terry Flood Date: 9/12/2023 3:06:00 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!