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Pros free verse poetry
A chapter in the book Truth and Fantasy
The 40 Day Cruise
by Bucketlist
It's said we all have a double
Somewhere in the world
But the critters didn't have to search
Noah was directed to take them all,
two by two, to safety from the flood
Aboard the boat named the ARC.
Well, 'opposites attract' means behind
The other person's looks.
"You're just like me" each pair declared
"We are so identical"
But once on the crowded Arc
The tension began to count
As any couple can tell you
Not enough personal time
then bickering will mount
"There's not much space,"
Groaned the the elephant's wife
"I told you to book extra space
don't just stand there, move!"
"Huh!", said the giraffe indignantly
"How can I reach down easily
Into the hull to eat, when
All these critters crowd the space
And get in the way of my feet?"
"That's too funny", the Hyenas cackled.
The pigs were happy in ‘doo' doo‘
The skunks protested that others tried
To stay away from their 'heavenly' scent
Then it became a problem when
the elephants tried to move
"You should be on a diet," the cows mooood
"This is udderly ridiculous"
"We're sinking!"
Shrieked the animals in the bow
As the zebras began to slide.
"Stop swaying" commanded the sheep
"You're making us dizzy and I feel sick"
There was no place to go
The Arc swayed to and fro
Too many animals packed on the boat
All needing something diverse
The forty days then became a curse.
It became a gripe session
Discontent of other animals' ways
Which soon turned into accusations
Between couples lacking personal space
Individuality appeared as irritation
And bickering filled the days
It's said we all have a double
Somewhere in the world
But the critters didn't have to search
Noah was directed to take them all,
two by two, to safety from the flood
Aboard the boat named the ARC.
Well, 'opposites attract' means behind
The other person's looks.
"You're just like me" each pair declared
"We are so identical"
But once on the crowded Arc
The tension began to count
As any couple can tell you
Not enough personal time
then bickering will mount
"There's not much space,"
Groaned the the elephant's wife
"I told you to book extra space
don't just stand there, move!"
"Huh!", said the giraffe indignantly
"How can I reach down easily
Into the hull to eat, when
All these critters crowd the space
And get in the way of my feet?"
"That's too funny", the Hyenas cackled.
The pigs were happy in ‘doo' doo‘
The skunks protested that others tried
To stay away from their 'heavenly' scent
Then it became a problem when
the elephants tried to move
"You should be on a diet," the cows mooood
"This is udderly ridiculous"
"We're sinking!"
Shrieked the animals in the bow
As the zebras began to slide.
"Stop swaying" commanded the sheep
"You're making us dizzy and I feel sick"
There was no place to go
The Arc swayed to and fro
Too many animals packed on the boat
All needing something diverse
The forty days then became a curse.
It became a gripe session
Discontent of other animals' ways
Which soon turned into accusations
Between couples lacking personal space
Individuality appeared as irritation
And bickering filled the days
Somewhere in the world
But the critters didn't have to search
Noah was directed to take them all,
two by two, to safety from the flood
Aboard the boat named the ARC.
Well, 'opposites attract' means behind
The other person's looks.
"You're just like me" each pair declared
"We are so identical"
But once on the crowded Arc
The tension began to count
As any couple can tell you
Not enough personal time
then bickering will mount
"There's not much space,"
Groaned the the elephant's wife
"I told you to book extra space
don't just stand there, move!"
"Huh!", said the giraffe indignantly
"How can I reach down easily
Into the hull to eat, when
All these critters crowd the space
And get in the way of my feet?"
"That's too funny", the Hyenas cackled.
The pigs were happy in ‘doo' doo‘
The skunks protested that others tried
To stay away from their 'heavenly' scent
Then it became a problem when
the elephants tried to move
"You should be on a diet," the cows mooood
"This is udderly ridiculous"
"We're sinking!"
Shrieked the animals in the bow
As the zebras began to slide.
"Stop swaying" commanded the sheep
"You're making us dizzy and I feel sick"
There was no place to go
The Arc swayed to and fro
Too many animals packed on the boat
All needing something diverse
The forty days then became a curse.
It became a gripe session
Discontent of other animals' ways
Which soon turned into accusations
Between couples lacking personal space
Individuality appeared as irritation
And bickering filled the days
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