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Poetry
The Bottle
By Robru
06 April 2008


Everyone has seen a bottle in the ocean; where did it come from and why is it there?




                  There's a bottle in the water,
                      What's it doing there?
                  I'll bet the fishes think
                      Its really quite unfair.
                  Did someone from a passing boat
                      Chuck it in the air?
                  Or did it use a river
                      To catch itself a ride?
                  Maybe its my bottle
                      But if that is true,
                  Its travelled for a long long way
                      And seen some lovely views.
                  I live near a river,
                      I know there 's bottles there,
                  So I wonder if floodwaters
                      Take bottles free of fare.
                  I can see it floating past
                      Farms and towns along the way
                  Taking in the scenery
                      We dream of every day.
                  It must have taken weeks
                      To get from here to there;
                  I wonder its not broken
                      Stuck in the mud somewhere.
                  But I saw it in a photo
                      So I'm really sure its there,
                  Somewhere in the ocean
                      Where the fish think its unfair.





Reviews

Written by Josie (2780 comments posted) 6th April 2008
Just at first glance Robru I would like to see your poem split into definable verses. It is much too long. I can't see the wood for the trees, ha ha. I noticed that in the second "verse" that air and ride don't rhyme. Something has gone wrong with this poem. Why not go over it again. This is probably why you're not getting the reviews you should.

Written by Robru (212 comments posted) 8th April 2008
Thanks Josie, I can see that it needs work, and it may be better in verses. When I have finished my move to a new place I will have more time to go through my work and do some serious editing. Time is strictly limited for the next four weeks at least.

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