Eight-Legged
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2 min readMay 6, 2020
#6 of 31 Days Of May- SCBWI Challenge
Heavy load a sure sign
Something is on the line
Snag or catch
Do we detach?
Winding for an hour
Water hard to scour
Darkness of the night
Taking away full sight
Splashing heard
A visiting bird
Splosh on the jetty
Fisherman sweaty
A bunch of us scream
What a clueless team
How to unhook
With no handbook
Tentacles seeking escape
Form changing shape
A boy quarter of our age
Takes over centre stage
Offers experienced advice
Actions required not so nice
Our decision is to release
An attempt to restore peace
BUT…We are too late
For our eight legged mate
Far more clever than us
Made use of all the fuss
The last limb just in sight
