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The Challange of the 'Slot'
Contributed by
norm
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Tuesday, 13th May 2003 @ 06:35:00 PM in AEST
Topic:
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At a point seven miles from Sandy Hook Bay
The Shrewsbury and the Navasink meet,
From the Shrewsbury River
starts the Navasink River
heading south for 'bout five thousand feet.
The Navasink's average is twenty feet wide
deep enough for a megayacht,
At all times it's chancy,
and weedy..not fancy
and is lovingly entitled, 'The Slot'.
Brookes climbed up Everest, Lindbergh to Paris,
People extoled, like as not,
but neither do rate
a thing that's as great,
as taking a sloop down the 'Slot'.
I started one day, I refused to delay,
I filled my gas tank to the top,
No intention to dicker
with my two horse kicker
It's there if my sloop slips in slop.
Well, fast off I went. You might say, t'was hell-bent
with my sloop running south at apace,
a duck passing by
kind of gave me the eye
which told me he wanted to race.
It was bow and bill, we were close, yes, until
We rounded a bend in the 'Slot',
The wind went to front
I figured I'd punt,
And the duck stold a lead like a shot.
What was really a blow, the ducklings in tow
Made me want to let sloop sink or rot.
No. I didn't win
with shame and chagrin
The ducklings beat sloop to the spot,
As it now appears, my sloop's in arrears
buy!..if you think you're so hot,
For me..no more vying
For me..no more trying
to best the taunt of the 'Slot'.
Copyright ©
norm
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Re: The Challange of the 'Slot'
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by Ilhar on
Tuesday, 13th May 2003 @ 06:52:46 PM AEST
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enjoyable write
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Re: The Challange of the 'Slot'
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by full_blur on
Tuesday, 13th May 2003 @ 07:22:43 PM AEST
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| This poem is really fun to read. I don't get all of terminology, but its a great read. Racing ducks...nice =) |
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Re: The Challange of the 'Slot'
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by shelby on
Wednesday, 14th May 2003 @ 02:43:19 AM AEST
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I enjoyed this!! Its got a catching wording to it. Racing ducks too cute!!
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Re: The Challange of the 'Slot'
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by Former_Member on
Monday, 19th May 2003 @ 01:13:01 PM AEST
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you bet - i'm a stinkpotter!
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Re: The Challange of the 'Slot'
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by Former_Member on
Monday, 19th May 2003 @ 01:13:09 PM AEST
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| you bet - i'm a stinkpotter!
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Re: The Challange of the 'Slot'
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by MoonlightKiss on
Wednesday, 22nd April 2009 @ 12:06:45 PM AEST
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| wow intense |
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