DID YOU KNOW?

A Poem by Terry Collett

A TALK ON WHALES AND PERFUMERY.

Did you know‭
that whale s**t‭
is used‭
as a fixative‭

in perfumery‭?
(The girls in the office‭
looked perplexed‭)
Ambergris‭

is usually passed‭
in the‭ ‬faecal matter.‭
It is speculated‭
that an ambergris mass‭

is too large‭
to be passed‭
through the intestines‭
so is expelled‭

via the mouth,‭
leading‭
to the reputation‭
of ambergris‭

as primarily coming‭
from whale's vomit.
‭(‬The office girls
smiled meekly.‭)

Anyway,‭ ‬I think‭
I’ve enlightened‭
your lives enough‭
for one day.‭

Written by my late son,‭ ‬Oliver.‭(‬1984-2014‭) (‬C‭)

© 2014 Terry Collett

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The Twin Arenas

This is beautiful. You must be so proud.
I'm sorry for your loss.

Posted 11 Years Ago

1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

11 Years Ago

Thank you. Waconda Springs. Yes, he died in January from sepsis.

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Terry Collett

United Kingdom

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Terry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..