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For 2025 Poetry Marathon Mile 23 Poetry Contest sponsored by Mark Toney

The Dragon, Platypus and Unicorn

I

A dragon, platypus, and unicorn,
drank in a bar and soon locked horns.
The air was tense - would it come to blows?
The unicorn spoke, "Which one knows
a truth which he dares to conceal?  
One of us is... disgracefully real."

II

"It's a sad state of affairs - is it not,"
said the dragon, "when one of us is caught". 
Sweat broke out in little beads 
on the platypus forehead of evil deeds.
In a fate worse than he had feared,
the platypus simply disappeared.
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Greenhough Avatar
August 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Enjoyable fun. A poem with a riddle. I like this sort of puzzle.
Crandall Avatar
August 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Glad you liked it Hilda!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
clever and witty, David...left a smile on my face...enjoy Labor Day weekend,
Crandall Avatar
August 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Have a great Labor Day weekend, too!
Crandall Avatar
August 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Glad you enjoyed it Sara!
Goldsmith Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
What a creative/fun write. Great Ending.... I enjoyed reading. Have a fun/blessed ~ day/weekend writing away...............
Crandall Avatar
August 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thanks, Paula!
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