Sunday, June 9, 2013

The Last Caboose


We have come today to celebrate
a pairing not so celibate
that’s added to the family mix
a soon-expected number six.
Six children that are under seven
named for candy and backward-heaven,
and now includes, when they get braggin’
Trystan Lewis Azel McLagan.

The challenging poetic chore
is simile and metaphor
on how this pair has matched and mated
using phrases not X-rated.
Turning to that online noodle
we fed to Google the whole caboodle
which gave the great brain pain and strain
until it chugged out railroad train.

Hunter is the large-scale tanker
a thumping, bumping, empty clanker,
and Declan’s car has lots of glass
to spy on everything going past.
The animal car is right for Reece
filled with gators, snakes and geese.
Nevaeh and Kaylee like to star
all dressed up in the parlor car.
Chris supplies the locomotion –
lots of noise and constant motion.
Erika’s the engineer
who looks ahead and tries to steer.

That leaves just one to introduce,
the one who’ll soon be on the loose
all full of wails and poops profuse
Trystan, this train’s last caboose.

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