The Lonely Puffin

A little nursery rhyme inspired by a plushie Porg.

A fat little puffin,

On a sunny winter day,

Sat among the craggy rocks

That bordered Baffin Bay.

 

The puffin gazed about to find

Someone with whom to play,

But he saw not another puffin

On the shores of Baffin Bay.

 

“I will swim across the water,

To seek where other puffins stay,”

Said the solitary puffin,

On the shore of Baffin Bay.

 

He swam and swam across the sea,

Through all the night and day,

And he left far behind him

His home in Baffin Bay.

 

He swam into the sunrise,

And at last he found at play

All the Skellig-Michael puffins,

And he knew that he would stay.

 

Now the lonely little puffin

From the rocks of Baffin Bay

Is a jolly Gaelic puffin,

And plays with friends all day.

Author's Note

Just something that popped into my head when I couldn't sleep. It's supposed to feel like traditional nursery rhymes. Initial reactions and constructive criticism welcome.

Reviews

[FJ Davis]

Has that nursery rhyme aura, Debbie.
A charming ditty!

[Debbie Barry]

Thank you. I really glad you enjoyed it, and that you got that sense from it.

[Diane]

That is just too darn cute!

[Debbie Barry]

Thanks, Diane! I'm glad you like it!

[Wendy Seames Garner]

So cute, I love it Debbie!

[Debbie Barry]

Thanks, Wendy! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!