ABC Wednesday -O

The challenge for ABC Wednesday this week was the letter O. I had a whole list of O's but no pictures to go with them. I talked to Josh about writing an "obituary" for Nemo, so he has decided to help me out. ABC Wednesday can be more than pictures, so I am taking creative liberties with this one.

Ode to Nemo
By Josh

(To the rhyme scheme of the Raven by Edgar Allan Poe)

Ah, distinctly I remember,
It was in the bleak September,
And each helpful pet store member, paced and scurried ‘cross the floor.
For we’d come to buy a Nemo,
Though unlikely it might seem-o,
(The U of M game set on Teevo), to make this our Saturday chore.

Little Annie squealed and giggled,
Out from my arms she wriggled,
And Nemo swam and wiggled, when he saw our bright-eyed gal,
“Nemo! Nemo!” she said excited,
When first that fish was sighted,
The fish was brightly lighted—orange and white from head to tail.

We bought him—it was late,
Took him home to acclimate,
Was he family, or bait? He looked shocked and forlorn,
We set him in a room,
Next to the chairs and broom,
Where he’d meet untimely doom, and from our hearts be torn.

One day the tank was greening,
And I knew it needed cleaning,
So I did so, gently gleaning nasty gunk from off the side,
Then replaced the decoration,
When I saw with some frustration,
That with little provocation, our small hermit crabs had died.

‘Twas not a week from hence,
That at Nemo’s expense,
(I won’t leave you in suspense) our new friend had followed suit,
He looked slightly askew,
When I looked up close I knew,
So we bid our friend adieu, and our pain was quite acute.

Nemo, we will miss you,
In our hearts we hug and kiss you,
And have used more than one tissue, mourning your untimely fate,
For our daughter’s heart you’ve broken,
Leaving nothing as a token,
But this poem so aptly spoken, will your memory relate.