| General Poetry
posted May 12, 2020 |
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A Fable of the Yukon
A chapter in the book The Inn at Blackpool
Scoot
Now Scooter Pipps like to drink and dream
Top of the list was a dog sled team
But aside from his soggy swirl and sway
The race was but a week away
Locals said gots to find Scooter something to do
A race of his own can earn his due
There's nineteen boroughs in The Last Frontier
Give him the fables and send him with cheer
Fables of Mountain Men had tales to tell
That folklore list was a mighty sell
So they wiggled and giggled and gave him the plan
Chase the riches of the Yukon like a Mountain Man
So shoot an arrow rising free
From Mt McKinley to the Bering Sea
Befriend a grizzly for all to see
And ride him west to the Hooper Three
Throw a rock to the Russia coast
Fish the Norton Sound
Carry a bucket to the Seward Capes
Then twirl it all around
Then the locals twittered and flittered
Least we gave him something to do
But Scooter had done the list
With only a rock in his shoe
Now the Governor frumped and frabbled
Proud of you we are
So the borough list was added
If the law could ever be padded
So ole Scooter gained his fame
A plaque with twenty as his name
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