Paddles Ardern’s Epitaph

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Australian poet, Cat Epitaphs, Jacinda Ardern New Zealand Prime Minister, Paddles Ardern, Paddles Ardern run over by car, poem, poetry

{𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩-𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴,
(𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳’𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳)
𝘐 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘩.}

𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧’𝐬 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡

No longer will Paddles in puddles
Be paddling. No more Paddles’ cuddles,
For Paddles, in heavenly puddles
Now paddles, and cherubs he cuddles.

— D.N. O’Brien