Murray King

• Christine Thoolen, Grade 9, MacKillop College
• Poetry
• 2000

3rd in the 'Watch Out! 2000' competition

At Robinvale, the Murray cod
Play tug-a-war with fishing rods
Tense fisherman from year to year
Mysteriously disappear

The biggest, meanest cod is Gale
Resides at sleepy Robinvale
And boast’s about her score to date
It’s Humans: Nil Codfish: Eight