Eight-line Poems

Go South Young Man

Go South Young Man

I never could see a reason
for seeking a northwest passage -
no matter what the season
the ice gonna do some damage,
and your boat will always get stuck,
a pebble in a glacier,
so you would get much better luck
digging canals somewhere hotter and lazier.


Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 12.01.23
Prompt: Photo of lost Franklin Expedition.