The Walrus
The walrus lolls on icy shores
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,
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,
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
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,
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...
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.
The walrus refuses chutney? How dare he! :)
ReplyDeleteI see the walrus and now The Beatles sing in my head. :-)
ReplyDelete"But he refuses chutney"
ReplyDeleteNot one for the spicy life. I see 😂 LOL
Much love...
Poor Walrus, in his warming seas. I see him clearly.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a marvelous poem, with a resounding dose of reality at the end. Well done.
ReplyDeletePerfect poem for the Walrus. Interesting.
ReplyDeletePrecous creature... hope they survive for many years to come
ReplyDeleteHave a ♥-warming welcome ABC-day / week
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Like the light tone "he refuses chutney…" in your piece, even though you raise serious concerns about walrus' survival.
ReplyDeleteHe's a beauty!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you shared at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/06/pretty-view-in-ladies-loo.html
I like the depth of your closing lines.
ReplyDeleteThey are the oddest looking creatures
ReplyDeleteMollyx
What a great poem and so pertinent too...but who cares to help them?
ReplyDeleteIt's good that he refuses man made thing :)
ReplyDeleteI love the rhyming scheme - and of course the walrus
ReplyDeletecoo coo ga joob!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABCW
I love the delightful whimsey – and the way the very serious message in the ending sneaks up on us.
ReplyDeleteMust be chilling out.
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