Suddenly Swans
Elephant with crooked tooth
and I did not know they had them
Lion cub in drag
funny to everyone but the cabaret master
prancing around in my thought waves
taking me hostage
Duck-billed platypus
with attitude from Hades,
wearing pink top hat
with glitzy yellow band
unnoticed in this parade
of misfits, even by me
Suddenly swans glide by,
piloting Boeing 747’s,
waving red hankies from cockpits.
Where is this picnic anyway,
I ask my muse who laughs
but refuses to answer.
Written April 20, 2019
Contest: Suddenly Swans
Sponsor: Maureen McGreavy
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