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07.15.2021

A Protocol for Potatoes

I am a member

Of the Royalty Guard

And I keep castles safe

Plus the gate and the yard

Nobody in

And nobody out

Unless they’ve permission

For their business about

I’m ready for anything

I stand at the ready

And there’re very few things

That can make me unsteady

But today is a day

When I’m quite unprepared

Nowhere in my training

Was a protocol shared

I’ve flipped through the manual

And no, I can’t find it

For what I’m to do

With a potato that’s GIANT

I was making my rounds

And as I turned on my heel

There this spud I beheld

No, it couldn’t be real

But it is and it’s huge

A gargantuan tater

And it’s not in the manual

So I’ll leave it till later

Or maybe I’d better

Ring my Captain of Sentry

To see whether or not

This potato gets entry