true_stories_

a champion never retires
unless from champlain depths
catfish leaves tire
to send a wake adirondack wide
aged and whether wise
or just timely smiles jaws prize
the mud burnished eternalist
ever construed in mid jibe
up to challenge the confederate
pinger ponger one on one
they offered odds as good
as tasty cakes makes pies
they threw bets dollars and cents

as the victor goes as rex
as the supplicant goes to rest
mais un chat perdu
ne peut jamais perdre