poem written based upon this image--for online poetry class assignment
Mitch the mallard stood tall on his stilts, wobbling proudly between the reeds~ he’d heard that height was fashion in the flock of long-legged breeds. He’d fastened a pink cape behind him to match the flamingo crowd, hoping they’d nod approvingly and whisper, “He fits in—how proud!” But the flamingos blinked politely, their heads tilted in gentle doubt. They liked him fine as a mallard~ no cape or stilts required to stand out. So he let the cape fall gently, and the stilts drift from his side; and instantly the flamingos swooped to snatch them in a rosy row. They strutted off in grand parade, one flamingo floundered pink and proud his cape billowing like a sail~ “Behold! I’m the tallest, I do declare!”
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