Topical Acrostic Sonnet
(August, 2025)
 The New Cull Aces

 With no disrespect to Emma Lazarus

 The new cull aces here at Aalborg Zoo
 Have noticed you no longer love your pet.
 Eurasian lynxes do: they love to chew.
 North Denmark's zoo, aware your pets will get
 Expensive to keep fed as they mature,
 Will gently euthanize the ones we need,
 Conserving nature's food chain. Give us your
 Uncuddled masses yearning to be feed:
 Lynx fodder can be rabbits, guinea pig-
 Lets, chickens, or a horse—you needn't keep
 A pony when its food bill grows too big.
 Cull aces put your credit woes to sleep,
 Enriching menus with unwanted pets.
 Send us your wretched refuse. Clear your debts!

 (First published on 1st September, 2025 in
  Oddball Magazine. Story here and here)

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