his
finger
was firmly
stuck in the hole
stopping Netherlands from going under
fact or is it fiction hope Mary* knows
little dutch boy
perceived haste
blocking
dyke
used
sense ...yet
did not know
finger in hole
would through history grow to greater lengths
* Mary Mapes Dodge The American Writer.
penned 8 July 2016
1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3,4 and 10 syllable count used
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