Emily Larcombe – Catastrophes: Tales of Misfortune

CATASTROPHES

-TALES OF MISFORTUNE-

BY Emily Larcombe

is for ANNABELLE who stood to steep

is for BENJAMIN who swam to deep

is for CHRISTOPHER who found himself lost

is for DELILAH who got caught in the frost

is for ELIJAH who chocked on a meatball

is for FLORA shot on her first day of school

is for GRACE who was flattened by a tree

for HOLLY stung by a bee

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is for ISABELLE who befriended a bear

is for JASPER who thought to prepare

is for KIM who got tangled in wire

is for M ARY trapped in a well

is for NELLY who slipped and fell

is for OWEN who collided with a train

is for PETER who discovered acid rain

is for QUINN who ate a poisonous berry

is for RACHEL who ingested mercury

is for SOLOMAN trampled by a horse

is for TRUDY hit in the head with force

is for UNA who was stalked in the night

is for VICTORIA wwho flew away with her kite

is for XANDER who couldn’t be patient

is for ZOE cold to the touch