Gertrude and Heathcliff, wings flapping
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
Red Skelton had a sense of humour that was never rude, harmful, profane or lewd.
Two seagulls flying over Atlantic
Some distance offshore
From Massachusetts.
One spots down below
An immense cruise ship.
Look, down there
It’s the Ship of Fools.
Well how do you know that?
They’re looking up.
Giggle giggle
Crowd roars.
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Written on February 20, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 20, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 20, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 355 |
Words | 69 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 9, 2 |
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