Skipper
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Chloe Douglas, Grade 5, South Wagga Public School
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Poetry
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2001
3rd in the 'Believe It Or Not 2001' competition
It was our skipper alone
As the storm arose,
He did all the work
While we sat
Awaiting a sleepless night
Of hard work and tragedy.
Afraid, cold, alone
We journeyed out to the battlefield
Which was our deck,
And fought the enemy
Mother nature.