05-11-2015, 04:50 PM
A gent sought his fortune at sea
and went overboard in a storm
right down to the bottom went he
where sea creatures swirled in a swarm.
He came to a rest in a shell,
the coffin of some giant clam,
and thrashing about, gave a yell,
"Hey fish, do you know who I am?"
There came a reply from the foam,
"Hold still for a moment, young chap,
we'll see about getting you home
but you've given your leg quite a tap."
The gentleman looked at his shin
and noticed the bone sticking out
then looked back again to the fin
of his rescuer -- then he passed out.
When next he awoke, on the shore,
he thought he'd imagined it all
till he glimpsed that delphinous head
and heard its farewell call:
"Don't be a stranger, Bob Frost,
and make sure you tell all your friends
when humans are broken or lost
the porpoise of poetry mends."
and went overboard in a storm
right down to the bottom went he
where sea creatures swirled in a swarm.
He came to a rest in a shell,
the coffin of some giant clam,
and thrashing about, gave a yell,
"Hey fish, do you know who I am?"
There came a reply from the foam,
"Hold still for a moment, young chap,
we'll see about getting you home
but you've given your leg quite a tap."
The gentleman looked at his shin
and noticed the bone sticking out
then looked back again to the fin
of his rescuer -- then he passed out.
When next he awoke, on the shore,
he thought he'd imagined it all
till he glimpsed that delphinous head
and heard its farewell call:
"Don't be a stranger, Bob Frost,
and make sure you tell all your friends
when humans are broken or lost
the porpoise of poetry mends."
It could be worse