| General Poetry posted February 2, 2025 |
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a mousey haiku
Eek! Oops!
by Terry Reilly
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3 Words In A Poem writing prompt entry
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Writing Prompt Write a poem of any type. These three words must be included in the poem: animal - horror - short |
*caught short* approximates to British slang *I*ve wet myself!*
I began by writing a story in rhyming couplets which met the brief. My thoughts quickly switched from me as a writer to me as a reviewer. Would I prefer to plough through an unnecessarily long offering which, after all, was meant to be humorous, or a brief jokey tickle? A roast dinner or an amuse-bouche? I scrapped the former, and substituted the latter: this humble offering. Did I make the correct decision? Your call.
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and 2 member cents. I began by writing a story in rhyming couplets which met the brief. My thoughts quickly switched from me as a writer to me as a reviewer. Would I prefer to plough through an unnecessarily long offering which, after all, was meant to be humorous, or a brief jokey tickle? A roast dinner or an amuse-bouche? I scrapped the former, and substituted the latter: this humble offering. Did I make the correct decision? Your call.
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