Ivor Kos Poet Acrostic

Polyphagia On Board

Polyphagia on board is forbidden and not welcome ---------- when 
Everybody knows that should we ran out of food ---------- crickets 
Probably will not feed us anyhow and most of us will ---------- cry 
Pensive about victuals whilst starving madly. No ---------- seamen
Ever should go through famine. That's why we must ---------- stop 
Relapsing into gluttony in this ship. I approve of ---------- yodeling.

Pepper spray is going to be one of the ---------- calamities 
Any glutton will endure as a punishment. Thus, ---------- every 
Real seafarer will chant these words now: ---------- "Bearded 
Captain wants no fressing within his ship! Yes, ---------- captain!
Every single gob will ration the food. Frugality is a ---------- must!
Lashes and pepper spray those who fail shall ---------- undergo!"

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Skat A May 23, 2014 at 9:37 PM IVO, Nice Acrostic, win...SKAT

Sara Kendrick May 20, 2014 at 9:00 AM Famine aboard a ship would be horrible..Congrats on your winning work..Sara

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser May 17, 2014 at 11:54 PM CONGRATULATIONS!!! :D GBU.. :)

Joyce Johnson May 17, 2014 at 8:34 PM I'm glad I'm not sailing on this one. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce

Richard Lamoureux May 17, 2014 at 1:06 PM I'm glad to see this one on the winners list. This was the first one I read and it made me want to try my hand at it. Thanks for the inspiration.

Paul Callus May 17, 2014 at 11:24 AM Hi Ivo! Quite a good write when I think about it...tackled somewhat differently, but makes sense after a double reading. Congrats on your win. Prosit. // paul

Dr. Upma A. Sharma May 17, 2014 at 10:44 AM Tough to construe in first read Ivo ! A very deep lovely write indeed ! Worth a huge win congrats !

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser May 15, 2014 at 5:57 PM hi Ivo.:D polyphagia, gluttong and fress(ing) both pertaining to overeating or overconsumption of food.. :) you tried to put a similar bond between cricket and seafarers.. :), deep write.. :) i read it thrice to understand it.. :D, GBU olive

Richard Lamoureux April 24, 2014 at 7:54 AM Thanks for explaining, I actually think it is quite brilliant.

Jack Ellison April 23, 2014 at 5:37 PM To begin, being a former smoker, I am behind you 100% with your ban smoking symbol! However, I'm with Richard, "I fail to understand the message of your poem" Cheers, Jack

Richard Lamoureux April 23, 2014 at 4:56 PM You will have to explain this one to me Evo. I find it interesting yet I fail to understand the message. Ivor Kos April 23, 2014 at 10:03 PM Hi thankyou Richard. Each stanza's first letter makes an acrostic. 1st stanza PEPPER. 2d PARCEL.There's an endline acrostic on the right this time with words. 1st stanza when crickets cry seamen stop yodeling. 2D calamities every bearded captain must undergo. The narrator is the capt'n telling his crew to be careful w/ food to prevent shortage. I admit this text is odd. I'm confused myself.