i smell a rat
there is a dreadful squatter in my house
a one-eyed, black mouse
sometimes I see it flash as I pass by
its evil green eye
winking, blinking, wooing me to draw near
is a trap I fear
even the cat avoids it, staying clear
no ordinary mouse, it’s plain to see
it drives my cursor, runs on batteries
a one-eyed black mouse, its evil green eye, is a trap I fear
~kat
For NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo Challenge Day 19. Today I am exploring the Oviellejo, an Old Spanish verse form (derived from ovillo, a ball of yarn). A stanza consists of 10 lines, with a rhyme scheme of AABBCCCDDC. The second line of each rhyme scheme, Line 2,4,6, is short line of up to 5 syllables. The last line is a “redondilla,” a “little round” that collects all three of the short lines.
April 19th, 2020 at 6:27 pm
They are dreadful, those mice, but these days they help us navigate the maze to a larger world?
I always say this, but, yep, love finding new forms over here. This was a clever and fun poem.
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April 19th, 2020 at 6:28 pm
Thank you! I couldn’t have posted this poem without that mouse! 😀
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April 19th, 2020 at 6:30 pm
See!
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April 19th, 2020 at 9:10 pm
Got one of those evil mice here as well, trying to draw me into its trap. Works pretty well–too often. 😉
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April 19th, 2020 at 9:17 pm
Haha! It seems to be a common thing these days!
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April 20th, 2020 at 9:37 am
Hahaha, this is awesome 😁
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April 20th, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Thanks Jude. The realities of the new normal! 🤪
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April 21st, 2020 at 1:35 am
Hehe, definitely
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April 24th, 2020 at 2:12 am
Scary Mary 😲
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April 24th, 2020 at 10:14 am
Haha! 😳❤️💜❤️
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April 24th, 2020 at 10:59 am
😜😜
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