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A wee poem
At Seventy by tempeste
1-9-1 Poem writing prompt entry

first
time dad, Dirk, at last came out of his 
shell


Writing Prompt
Write a poem. But do using only 11 syllables. The first line should have one syllable. The second line has 9 syllables. The third line has 1 syllable. It's the same as the 5-7-5 format but with a 1-9-1 syllable count. There are no restrictions or other rules.

Author Notes
March 30th, 2022

Two Giant Galapagos tortoises born for first time in UK zoo thanks to randy 70-year-old
Dirk, a 70-year-old tortoise, successfully mated with 21-year-old female Charlie last November. The eggs she laid resulted in the arrival of two tortoises at Crocodiles of the World in Brize Norton, Oxon.

     

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