Fauxku Choo Choo (the play's the thing)

[ChristopherSea]

no sea foam or algal bloom
blemished this bride
her panties were stained
when she surfed the red tide

frayed fishnet stockings
over cellulite-plagued fins,
could scarcely camouflage
the manatee's limbs

[rayheinrich]

frayed fishnet stockings
over cellulite-plagued fins,
could scarcely camouflage
the manatee's limbs

manatee yields
to a kangaroo's punch
go out on a limb and
predict who's for lunch

[ChristopherSea]

manatee yields
to a kangaroo's punch
go out on a limb and
predict who's for lunch

no see lettuce on the menu
oh, the in-you-manatee
it makes me roo so

[rayheinrich]

no see lettuce on the menu
oh, the in-you-manatee
it makes me roo so

we cometh and we passeth away
but the earth abideth forever
manatee of manatees
all is manatee

[ChristopherSea]

we cometh and we passeth away
but the earth abideth forever
manatee of manatees
all is manatee

mermaids are all gone
hairless apes disturb our seas
heed the last of the sirens plea

[rayheinrich]

mermaids are all gone
hairless apes disturb our seas
heed the last of the sirens plea

The sea held a mermaid named Myrtle,
Who was not inconceivably fertile.
She made love to a turtle, which was quite a hurdle;
What worked was a siren-like girdle.

[milo]

The sea held a mermaid named Myrtle,
Who was not inconceivably fertile.
She made love to a turtle, which was quite a hurdle;
What worked was a siren-like girdle.

Myrtle suicides
Diving beneath the sea
Out of breath

[ellajam]

Myrtle suicides
Diving beneath the sea
Out of breath

new seawalls are built
anchored deeper beneath the sand
we hold our collective breath

[milo]

new seawalls are built
anchored deeper beneath the sand
we hold our collective breath

We hold a collection
For the young blonde girl
Who killed herself

[ellajam]

We hold a collection
For the young blonde girl
Who killed herself

approaching new seawall
a fair girl about five
jumped for her sandals,
couldn't reach them herself

[ChristopherSea]

approaching new seawall
a fair girl about five
jumped for her sandals,
couldn't reach them herself

plovers pipe in dulcimer tones
seawalls echo tubular bells,
glistening with salty tears

[rayheinrich]

plovers pipe in dulcimer tones
seawalls echo tubular bells,
glistening with salty tears

on the granite rocks
below the seawall
a fair girl
forever five

[ChristopherSea]

on the granite rocks
below the seawall
a fair girl
forever five

granite rocks,
but five-carat
crystalline minerals
win over fair girls forever

[ellajam]

granite rocks,
but five-carat
crystalline minerals
win over fair girls forever

win me over
the cliff.
no forever, bounce

[ChristopherSea]

win me over
the cliff.
no forever, bounce

you've won the carnival prize
a big plush animal
that you can bounce with

[ellajam]

you've won the carnival prize
a big plush animal
that you can bounce with

fiddlers dance the tightrope
light streaming.
my prize:
heart lifted

[ChristopherSea]

fiddlers dance the tightrope
light streaming.
my prize:
heart lifted

by candlelight
you dance in a g-string
my tent pitching

[ellajam]

by candlelight
you dance in a g-string
my tent pitching

in dawn's light
g-string perched on blanket's end
the bird flown

[ChristopherSea]

in dawn's light
g-string perched on blanket's end
the bird flown

modern Aphrodite
wears a golden thong
her bra, a tangle
in the bottom of her purse

[ellajam]

modern Aphrodite
wears a golden thong
her bra, a tangle
in the bottom of her purse

curved bottom
seen through tangle
of morning hair