Tradition rules for M lady Lou rilke

humourous sonnet

 

 

Tradition Rules

 

The oyster voicing his complaint.

Disturbs the peace beneath the sea.

The haddocks say that he is quaint

 a relic from prehistory.

He will not move to seek his prey,

stays firmly anchored in one place.

He says this the oyster’s way.

They weren’t designed to hunt and chase.

We were not meant to move at all.

Our food supposed to come to us,

provide us with the wherewithal

 to maintain life without a fuss.

Oysters prefer to stay in bed

 and wait in patience to be fed.

 

10-Apr-08