Zeroing In
I got a zero on my test
Despite what I’d been taught
It meant all of my studying
Was literally for naught
Clearing Things Up
My recent speech
Went very sour
With laryngitis
I had just one hoarse power
A Relationship in 10 Lines
He says he can’t live without you
He can
And you’re the only one for him
You’re not
He’s never felt like this before
He has
And he won’t go on without you
He will
And he just wants one more chance
Goodbye
The Great Escape
(This is a verse I wrote about an odd story of a giant inflatable duck that broke loose in a harbor in Maine.)
Hail to thee, inflatable duck
Aspiring to be free
Taking advantage when you got
The opportunity
So it was we cheered as you
In Maine just this past week
Broke free of all your moorings
And followed your orange beak
By exiting the harbor
Hightailing out of there
You’ve made yourself the envy of
Rubber duckies everywhere
We wish you godspeed, Mr. Duck
No doubt, it must be pleasin’
Escaping town before they start
Inflatable duck hunting season
Kevin Ahern is an Oregon State University professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics. In his retirement, he writes verses.
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