Zero
Rooster dawned the day: Cock a Doodle Doo;
An orator did tread the ground: “True – True!”.
We crowned him as a hero;
He bid adieu: a zero;
Voters said shoo-shoo; I can't say, “Moo-Moo”.
Ten syllables on line 1, 2 and 5
Seven syllables on line 3 and 4
* A 5th Place* in the following contest (judged on Dec. 19, 2020)
Nov. 23, 2020
Make Me Laugh with Some Humor - Any Form - New Poems Poetry Contest
Contest Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
Copyright © Newton Ranaweera | Year Posted 2020
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