Constance La France Poet Verse

Monsters Are Real

In hushed whispers, Mariners told stories,
           Of a octopus like cephalopod creature;
With a tentacled beak and jet thrust power,
                   A creature as long as a school bus.

Scientists dismissed all this as just myth,
            But they did admit that there may be;
Giant creatures roaming the dark, deep oceans,
                  However in 2007 one was netted.

The New Zealand trawler San Aspiring,
           Fishing in the Ross Sea of Antarctica;
Netted something, 34 feet long, 1000 pounds,
                  A giant monster, it was a colossal squid.

But more amazing was that this female,
             Was considered a comparative midget;
Colossal Squids can grown to 46 feet long,
                    They are the largest creatures on Earth.

Having the biggest eyes of any other animal,
             The size of basketballs with huge pupils;
Also, it is said that they are highly aggressive,
                    Even attacking predators like Sperm Whales.

Gouges and battle scars on whales, unexplained,
             The gigantic female, in a lab somewhere, frozen.

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August 21, 2015

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Skat A September 18, 2015 at 1:39 PM Broken, well done... SKAT

Dr. Upma A. Sharma September 16, 2015 at 10:56 PM Wonderful write n win broken! Big congrats!

Sandra Haight September 16, 2015 at 6:45 PM Hi Broken, stopping back to congratulate you on your win. Enjoyed reading this again. Hugs, Sandra

Eve Roper September 16, 2015 at 4:16 PM Back to congratulate you on your win Hugs Eve

Nathan D. September 16, 2015 at 12:50 PM thank you

Jack Horne September 10, 2015 at 3:47 PM wow, so glad I chose this one to read, my friend - awesome & fascinating

Anne-Lise Andresen August 25, 2015 at 1:50 PM - A giant monster, really .... Wooow - A wonderful writing, it will make a hit in the contest - Good luck, dear B.W. !! - hugs and a 7 // Anne-Lise :)

M. L. Kiser August 21, 2015 at 3:52 PM I do hate it when monsters are caught...we should leave them be...I have yet to see a sea monster hooking a giant human on it's fisning line. Sometimes it's better to allow mysteries, stay mysteries. I feel for the frozen creature.

Andrea Dietrich August 21, 2015 at 3:43 PM I had no idea about this stuff, Constance. Wow, you chose the largest animal of all , according to what this says!! I never imagined it would be a giant Squid!!! Very informative!

Emile Pinet August 21, 2015 at 1:40 PM Your word choices are clever, descriptive, and imaginative giving life to this poem while the imagery helped to give it depth and feeling. Emile.

Eric Boddie August 21, 2015 at 12:58 PM the female is truly God's Art....the place where birth must start....and violence if danger if harm approaches her seed....with the most Beautiful being the human breed....;)

Eileen Manassian August 21, 2015 at 12:22 PM Oh dear....I'd had to get tangled up in one of those, dear. Very informative yet chilling write, Broken Wings. :) Soupmail dear...

Sandra Haight August 21, 2015 at 12:07 PM Amazing write, Broken! I love how you imaged this awesome creature with your poetic words. I have seen many documentaries about them...very intriguing for sure. Best wished in the contest! 7 Hugs, Sandra

Tim Smith August 21, 2015 at 10:00 AM Now that could feed an entire village. Very informative.

Eve Roper August 21, 2015 at 8:47 AM Very informative, it would very scary to run across one in a small boat. Good luck in the contest and congrat. on being on the very top of the list on Member Poets All-time Hugs Eve