Noah's Apprentice On the Ark

Mark Clarke was the gentlest man of Denmark Yet considered by all a most unlikely patriarch He was proud being Noah’s apprentice on the ark Mark was in charge of ensuring all the animals did embark Two by two in harmony, elephant, giraffe, tiger, and aardvark Shared the gameplan with the many types of whale and shark Ensured every bird was onboard, especially the skylark Mark’s wondrous inventory was classified by icon and footmark And sometimes in the margin he would jot a special remark Hoping no one would notice he found neither unicorn nor snark For weeks torrential rains made the sky darkest dark They prayed for the rainbow, that long-awaited coloured arc When the rains finally subsided they looked for the closest park Everyone had cabin fever and were ecstatic to disembark Rowdiness of meow, oink, purr, caw, growl, snarl and bark Plans were soon ongoing to celebrate with a feisty spark Evaluating the damage up and down and all around Hark! Mark said Yeah, that’s gonna leave quite a watermark AP: Honorable Mention 2020 Submitted in March, 2018