Blamirog's Prophetic Landfall
Blamirog was wondering about the Blessed Isle
Where he proposed to set his comic sequel to 'The Trial'
He needed a location that was full of strange delights
And, without being flat at all, was quite devoid of heights
He needed a location that was not entirely nice
And not entirely blessed; so the Isle was faulty twice.
He needed an isle for 'The Trial' and needed it now!
So what about Tristan da Cunha? He sailed from Bilbao
With Odradek the crocodile and Josephine the mouse
As well as the New Commandant and Gregor S, the louse
In search of islands quite unknown but suited to the plot
Of Nehemiah Architrave, the Rancid Ocelot
They sailed through storms and raging calm in search of filmic grail
And drifted to a region that was far beyond the pale
"Land Ho!"The lookout cried, "Yes!" cried Blamirog
Spewing out cold toothpaste like a dog
Rabid Captain!!... thought the crew
He's foaming at the mouth!
Yet they, poor fools, mistakenly did smite then off his leg
(Which served him well in later life, when called upon to beg)
Pegleg's isle for 'The trial'loomed out of the fog
And promptly did eviscerate the lesser-spotted frog
It sat upon his shoulder, and proclaimed "A piece of nine!"
Which all found most confusing as it sank with hook and line
| Contributors: | The Agent Apsley, Roland, P, nomi, TG, Stacy. |
| Poem finished: | 8th March 1999. |