PISCINE



Scaly piscine horrors emerge
From beneath a murky sea,
Hoping for lost swimmers
Longing soon to feed.

Green and slimy like
Something now long dead,
Surround a sea-bound village
Filling the people with dread.

More deadly than any sharp
They lust for human flesh,
Trying to grab the innocent
To drag them to their deaths.

Swarming around small craft
Trying to overturn them,
To feast upon the passengers
Whom Neptune did condemn.

Reaching a sinking vessel
They encircle the dying craft,
Desiring to eat lone swimmers
Or those on a makeshift raft.

Scaly piscine horrors emerge
Seeking out human meat,
Walking slowly onto land
Needing soon to feast.

Deep down in the ocean
Piscine monsters are born,
Then crawl out on the shore
To eat by break of dawn.

THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Scaly piscine horrors emerge From beneath a murky sea,

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Written on September 22, 2021

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on November 02, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Axbx xcxc xxxx debe xdbd Axxx xxxx xxx
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 790
Words 139
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3

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