Sofia, Kong Kee, the Dab and the Dory

Sofia the large sandy crab
Afraid of a life too drab
Took to the sea
With her cousin Kong Kee
And a six spotted floundering dab

Oh Kong Kee now this is the life
No worries no trouble no strife
Shoulda done this before
She got hit by an oar
And that was the end of her life

The dab and Kong Kee carried on
To finish their cousins swansong
The smell of fishrot
In a new fangled pot
Was the end for the cousin called Kong

Now the dab swims alone in the bay
While the sun shines he's still making hay
For he's back whence he went
Pocket money all spent
And so happily, blissfully gay

Dab met a small fish on the way
Who aspired to become a great ray
He ate as he must
Til his belly did bust
And he ends up as soup o' the day

There's a moral in each little story
So never go hunting for glory
You'll end up on a plate
Tryin' to mimic a skate
When you're really a small johnny dory
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Breidenthal Avatar
January 20, 2014 at 3:36 PM
Awesome set of limericks and great little stories within! You're a very talented poet! Bravo! Always, Laura
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January 20, 2014 at 4:55 PM
lol my little girl has a set of drawings for this and I promised to include them in a collection of poems and songs in the next book I publish....thanks again Laura..
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