I wrote my waterfowl poem, The Mallard Drake and the White Duck, for Melissaβs Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #257.
I apologise in advance for the Mallard duckβs use of fowl language.
(*Warning: The poem contains foul language at the start)
The Mallard Drake and the White Duck
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What the f***!
Said the mallard drake to the white duck.
What do you mean? quacked the white duck.
The waterβs cold!
At least itβs clean.
Yes, but itβs cold!
Are you getting old?
I like it when the waterβs cold.
Do you swim here often?
Not as much as Iβd like.
Oh, thatβs rotten luck,
said the mallard drake
with a quack,
to the white duck.
~
Lesley Scoble, February 2024
MY THANKS TO:
Thank you Melissa for your great #FFFC prompt.
Image credit: Dids . on Pexels.
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired byβ¦ Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
30 responses to “The Mallard Drake and the White Duck: a fowl poem”
Haha, nice one, Lesley. π
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Thank you, Kitty! β€οΈπ
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You are welcome, Lesley. π
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Poor guy just canβt win.π
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haha, donβt worry, heβll be fine π¦xx
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Haha!
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Haha π Waterfowl are wild.
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π Especially mallards. π¦ π
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Fowl language. Hahaha!! π¦πͺΏπ₯
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π¦ π Glad it amused π¦ππ
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Where did you find your white duck emoji? I ainβt got one π¦
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It’s a goose and he’s hanging out right by the duck. πͺΏ
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Haha, Iβm the goose! πͺΏ
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HONK HONK!!
The sound you make when you get goosed! πͺΏ
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Haha! How did you know I sound like that? π
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I often wonder WTF they talk about, loved this π
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Haha! π Thank you, Paul. π¦β€οΈπ
Where did you find the white duck emoji? I ainβt got one π
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I didn’t know I had a white duck emoji π
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Oops! π¬ That was an intended question to Nancy (Sicilian Storyteller) because she has a white emoji duck in her comment! Sorry, Paul. π¦π¦π¦
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Don’t be sorry – I’m now looking for said duck, lol.
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Itβs a goose πͺΏπ
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Now that explains everything π
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oh, this is funny. I like poems from the POV of a creature.
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ππ¦ Thank you, Robbie π¦πxx
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Haha..love the play on words and the inane conversation!
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π Thanks, Heather! I know all about inane conversation π
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