USS Naufragium

by CD Richards

The ship set sail with an untested crew,

but full of trust that good things would ensue.

Yet ere they'd been at sea for very long,

'twas obvious that there was something wrong.

The ship was listing, rocking to and fro;

the captain didn't know which way to go.

The passengers soon sought one to endorse

who'd steer them on a less naufragous course.

Unhappily, ineptitude they'd hired,

the only way to fix it was, You're fired!

We're perilously perched upon the brink-

please leave this vessel now, before we sink.

Remember, for a safe and happy trip,

don't let incompetents control your ship.

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Sharp-eyed readers will see this is one of my not-a-sonnets (AABB instead of ABAB).

Today's word: naufragous (adj. causing a shipwreck.

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

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A nautical tale

A chapter in the book A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities

USS Naufragium

by CD Richards

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