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RATS AND CATS
"RATS AND CATS"
Margaret Ann Waddicor 1st November 2010.
Rats and cats and cricket bats
thunder under beds
threads of curtains fraying
praying monks and ancient trunks
kangeroos and elephants
straws and reeds and chanted creeds
shouts and pouts and awesome deeds
sounds of rumbles children tumble
tummies up and bottoms down
rolling round and round the town
acting like a silly clown
lifes a joke a bicycle spoke
spinning with the earth
sometimes full of mirth
other times a dread
so let that be said.
Feeling slightly(!)absurd this morning
it just was like that a bit of child-like rubbish
to cough up in the morning. Nordic cloud.
Style / type:
Free verse
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Comments
scribbler
Wed, 2010-11-03 15:44
rats
A big smile over this whimsical bit of work......scribbler
mand
Thu, 2010-11-04 03:19
Hello Ann
As i was reading I was smiling, I could imagine you freely letting your thoughts go and I enjoyed riding along with you.
Well done Ann
Love Mand xxxxx
judyanne
Thu, 2010-11-04 06:21
you do love your nonsense poem annanya
'Rats and bats and cricket bats'
- 'bats twice - why not substitute 'cats' for the first one
a very enjoyable read
thank you
love judyanne
xxxx
'Each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star,
shall draw the Thing as he sees It, for the God of Things as They are.'
(Rudyard Kipling)
Nordic cloud
Thu, 2010-11-04 09:07
"Right you are"
As my father used to say, I don't here that phrase so much any more, do you in Australia?
I agree although I spoil Xena's nice comment with the bats, thank you Xena.
Yes its fun to 'onomat' oneself sometimes and forget the subject matter playing with the sounds of words and finding fun juxtapositions of idea tumbling from the mind letting it dance invisibly in spirit!
Takk judyanne, and my love annanya.
"The image of yourself which you see in a mirror Is dead,
but the reflection of the moon on water, lives." Kenzan.
Ayaz Warith
Thu, 2010-11-04 06:49
Very light, soft and fluffy
Very light, soft and fluffy stuff for me right now when I am really tired. I enjoyed this poem, Ann.
Regards
Ayaz
Bonitaj
Fri, 2010-11-05 13:35
Ann!
You know I only do "STORM und DRANG"! so this was a little like a hiccup for me! Fun and frothy!
Cheers
Bonitaj
Nordic cloud
Mon, 2010-12-20 15:58
AAw takk for the comments
One and aaaaall, one has fun with bits like this,
its like playing ping pong, the tack tack sound,
and the lilt give one a feeling of dancing words.
Love to all Ann.
"The image of yourself which you see in a mirror Is dead,
but the reflection of the moon on water, lives." Kenzan.