For a moment, I became a dolphin
A note in a cool, cobalt symphony
Proudly displaying an eternal grin
Swimming with effortless alacrity
A droplet, fit to contain the whole sea
Sleek, swift and certain as a torpedo
Using laughter's echoes my prey to see
Shameless, silver slave of my libido
Dread harbinger of doom for every fish
A swift, sentient, saline, summersault
The fulfillment of a dying ape's wish
To all aching dread, calling a quick halt
Fluent in all aqueous languages
A riddle water wrote to stump sages
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (3)
I loved this! There was a softness that felt very water-like. Awesome job!
Oooo alacrity is a new word for me. Loved your poem!
Looks so cute with the grin, but those teeth. You described it so well, a riddle indeed. Now do the platypus. 😁