Sow and piglets

Along the Great Ocean Beach,

 Nature having time to spare

Brought sand and wave by wave

Built an awesome cliff

Then carved through each layer so carefully laid down

And thus appeared some layered stone formations.

Egocentric man being man, anthropomorphized them

By calling them “the sow and piglets”

But still it was not enough for it ranked of a sardonic

Turn of mind from mankind facing a super power

And they became known as the "Twelve Apostles"

Thus showing due respect to power that be.

The primeval one, now that the ball was back in its court  

Decided that twelve were one too many

And sent one back to the drawing board

To lay beneath the waves.

Man shocked by this undue expense of ire

Has kept quiet so far and built some platforms

In order to contemplate the next step.

©L. Bailliet

23-Jan-12