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Here are the poems:
16-deleterious
Into The Sea
By William Peery
When the little clam closed on my nose,
When the sea turtle latched on my toe,
When the shark and the eel seized my arms,
When you toss out your trash in the sea–
vs.
9-fathom
Fat Tom
By Samuel W. Kent
Fat Tom couldn’t fathom the nickname he bore.
The fact was, he wasn’t that fat anymore
because all last summer, his calories burned
in hopes of a mightier moniker earned.
The flab on his butt and his gut and his face
erased at a near-deleterious pace,
but being “Fat Tom” was his permanent doom
with six other Toms in Miss Henderson’s room.
16-deleterious vs. 9-fathom: Which Poem Did You Prefer?
- 16-deleterious (William Peery) (33%, 71 Votes)
- 9-fathom (Samuel W. Kent) (67%, 145 Votes)
Total Voters: 216
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