Avian Alibi

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I know it's highly unconvincing, Mrs Blackwell;
an unimaginable storyline no doubt.
In all your years of teaching science at St Hilda's
you must have thought our wild excuses would run out.
I know you'll calculate with ease my fabrication
but hope my alibi will raise a passing smile
for even scientific minds abrim with logic
can set imagination free once in a while.
And so to tell it in a nutshell Mrs Blackwell
last night a swarm of flying reptiles hit the town
and gazing upwards with increasing consternation
I noticed one was breaking rank and swooping down.
Then with a thud it landed right outside my window
its sturdy beak began to smash through my defence
I had to pinch myself to check I wasn't dreaming
for such Jurassic visions counter common sense.
And then the flaming pterodactyl ate my homework
and Mrs Blackwell, I do hope you'll understand
that when a flying reptile lands inside your bedroom
events will rarely go as smoothly as you'd planned!

10.02.21
...And Then A Flaming Pterodactyl Ate My Homework Poetry Contest
Sponsor : John Lawless

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 2/27/2021 3:51:00 PM
what a charming way to tackle the contest theme and it was so lovely to hear the audio, many congrats Wendy:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 2/27/2021 5:52:00 AM
Cute Wendy :) I like your title. Congratulations on the win! Linda
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Date: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 PM
Excellent job Wendy, the cadence and meter flow nicely and the final couplet summed up the pterodactyl dilemma
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Date: 2/19/2021 11:30:00 PM
Wendy, your letter to Mrs Blackwell is so full of charm, and with your lovely word choices and rhymes, I almost missed your carefully crafted iambic hexameter giving the letter a smooth as silk cadence. Your recorded voice always doubles the poetic pleasure, thank you for the inclusion. I couldn't help but listen to it twice. Big smiles ~ John
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Date: 2/19/2021 8:00:00 AM
Lol clever fantastic alibi poem . Had fun enjoyed reading it. Very imaginative and creatively planned esp admired the breaking rank part. Kudos............____ _ _ ---------======= Plz do read and comment my newest poem too.
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