Boomerang

JESUS BETANCOURT 1955 (New York)



Police investigating a death in Bombala
Stumbled on evidence when looking around
Next to the body of a dead sheila
A boomerang was found

Hard to imagine an aboriginal to be suspect
Not many hunters today use that weapon
Many folks in town don't expect
Suspicious platypus caught will go to prison

This story from down under sounds ridiculous
Though Aussie's from New South Wales can relate
Ya' don't know how to use a boomerang to kill a platypus
It'll come right back at you mate

About this poem

In memory of D.H. Lawrence

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Written on January 17, 2024

Submitted on January 17, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD XEXE
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 482
Words 88
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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