Wednesday 14 June 2017

THE WALRUS

The Walrus

The walrus lolls on icy shores
Of Arctic oceans frigid;
He barks then naps, and dreams and snores
How calm he looks, so rigid!

The walrus turns and smiles and drools,
He seems oddly familiar;
Could it be John, or Dick or Jules,
No, no, he’s too peculiar…

The walrus wakes and yawns and bleats,
And stares directly at me;
He nibbles crabs, and clams he eats
But he refuses chutney…

The walrus waits and then he goes
And dives quite deeply seaward;
In icy waters that are froze
He likes to gambol leeward.

Enjoy the ice while there, my friend,
For quickly it is melting,
Your home’s cool ease will shortly end
As we give Earth a belting...

This post is part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Poets United Midweek Motif.

17 comments:

  1. The walrus refuses chutney? How dare he! :)

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  2. I see the walrus and now The Beatles sing in my head. :-)

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  3. "But he refuses chutney"

    Not one for the spicy life. I see 😂 LOL

    Much love...

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  4. Poor Walrus, in his warming seas. I see him clearly.

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  5. This is such a marvelous poem, with a resounding dose of reality at the end. Well done.

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  6. Perfect poem for the Walrus. Interesting.

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  7. Precous creature... hope they survive for many years to come

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  8. Like the light tone "he refuses chutney…" in your piece, even though you raise serious concerns about walrus' survival.

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  9. He's a beauty!
    So glad you shared at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/06/pretty-view-in-ladies-loo.html

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  10. I like the depth of your closing lines.

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  11. They are the oddest looking creatures

    Mollyx

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  12. What a great poem and so pertinent too...but who cares to help them?

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  13. It's good that he refuses man made thing :)

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  14. I love the rhyming scheme - and of course the walrus

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  15. I love the delightful whimsey – and the way the very serious message in the ending sneaks up on us.

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