The Amazing Arctic Expedition of Captain William Francis Perth, Wherein is Recollected His Tragic Encounter with the Strangest of Eskimos.

The Amazing Arctic Expedition of Captain William Francis Perth, Wherein is Recollected His Tragic Encounter with the Strangest of Eskimos.
by james bezerra


While exploring the frozen North
our esteemed hero,
Captain William Francis Perth,
met an Eskimo
whom he christened Nero.

Captain Perth had a query,
“Dearest Nero, please tell me
why you choose to live in a place so icy.”

But alas poor Nero,
he couldn’t reply
to our esteemed hero.
Quickly Perth realized why;
the Eskimo was but a giant fire fly.

The Captain was quick to apologize,
“Please forgive my untrained eyes,
I’m not so familiar with fireflies.”

Don’t think Perth a fool,
you see our hero
attended a very bad school,
so how was he to know
a firefly from an Eskimo?

Privately Captain Perth had to wonder
how a giant firefly managed to blunder
so far yonder.

Together they decided to roam
and their silent friendship grew
then finally Nero took Perth to his home.
The Captain never knew
how Nero had built that igloo.

Then they shared a meal
of Perth’s freeze-dried veal
and Nero’s fresh baby seal.

When it was time to depart
our hero began to feel
a tug on the strings of his heart,
and so he tried to steal
a kiss to seal the deal.

But Nero began to grow bright.
Perth realized he had caused a fight
and cowered from Nero’s bright might of light.

Quickly Nero’s light became heat
and the igloo started melting.
Perth realized that he might meet
his maker as the igloo commenced collapsing.
The Captain couldn’t believe what was happening!

So he dashed away
as the icy ceiling gave way.
The Captain exclaimed, “What a tragic day!”

And so it was to be
the fate of the firefly Nero.
Perish did he
because our hero
fell in love with an insect Eskimo.

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