Ode to the Giant Oarfish

 

The Oarfish is an oddity

It lives its life in deeper sea

Often swimming vertically

Its dorsal fin moves rhythmically

Propelling it to where there'll be

Krill in great capacity.

 

The Oarfish has a silvery gleam

With darker markings in between

Its body's very long and lean

And from its head red pendants stream

It's like a creature from a dream

With features that are quite extreme.

 

Fishermen long gone before

When they found Oarfish on the shore

Told tales that then became folklore

Of serpents, monsters, snakes and more

Now that we know we can ignore

All tales of serpents - we restore

The Giant Oarfish evermore!