And Thereon Hangs De Tail Poem by Jonathan ROBIN

AND THEREON HANGS DE TAIL

Some sunbathing saurians saw
tasty morsel descend to sea floor,
munch crunch in a bunch
seemed lunch packet - a hunch
to be put to the test for before

need to feed could be satisfied, gore
in abundance flow, haemoglo pour,
each must first put to flight
all opposing scaled might,
fight alot for prized lottery draw.

On the blink in the drink was in store
for missing link all might adore,
heads' and tails' pecking order
soon dissolved in disorder
more borderline squabbles encore.

Who would eat must defeat tooth, paw claw,
alligators aroused, somewhat sore,
who for prey pray all day
when they're not making hay
or emitting some earth-splitting snore.

What became of their esprit de corps?
how ended godsent present raw?
from the heavens descended
was it wrended, upended?
jaw remembered dismembered core or...

Thirty lines this tale's limit foresaw
contest limerick laughter to score
so the story as such
untold lies, cold blood, much
we hold back through rehearsing verse law.



13 September 2009
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