Zany Contest--I Shed Alligator Breath
That crab, his claws
Snapped crack, crack, crack,
While he stuttered,
“That shell of mine,
That swirly shell,
I now want back back back.”
So out, I stepped,
Right from his shell
And donned two skates
To glide, glide, glide
Upon the ocean,
All thick mauve ice
And, as I turned nice figure eights,
A reptile boat tacked out to me:
“You’re nude,” its gator captain wheezed
With breath so fishy
It made me sneeze
“That crabby crab,” he hissed on,
“His swirly shell
He again took back?”
So, “Yes, yes, yes!”
I yelled, yelled, yelled
And jumped high axels
That drew applause
Until that gator with putrid breath,
Once more he shed his skin for me
And while I napped
He stole my skates
And left me there to don his hide
Then navigate green reptile boat,
Into town I steered its bow
And people fled while pinching noses:
“From rancid breath please
Save, save, save us!”
November 28, 2016
Zany Poetry Contest
Frank Herrera, Sponsor
Copyright © David Bose | Year Posted 2016
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