Excellent Villanelle Do I really have to work today by Mark Jackson Not funny but funny writing prompt entry Artwork by seshadri_sreenivasan at FanArtReview.com

Do I really have to work today I'm not ill but, I'm not terribly well My bed's so warm, I would rather just stay Work is hard, I get too little in pay My soul declares no, with every nerve cell Do I really have to work today I think that's a tickle, in my airway Maybe I should just roll over and dwell My bed's so warm, I would rather just stay Customers are rude and I wish that they Would all agree to hit the road to hell Do I really have to work today I don't want to phone in, have my boss say Excuses, excuses, consistent bagatelle My bed's so warm, I would rather just stay If I do not move the worry will weigh I will get the sack, a final death knell Do I really have to work today My bed's so warm, I would rather just stay   Writing Prompt Write a humorous or silly poem about something you dislike. Any style of poetry is welcomed. Length is up to you. See announcement for ideas. Author Notes No matter how hard I attempt to write a serious villanelle they come out sounding funny. Fortunately this one was tongue in cheek from the start, we have all had that Monday morning feeling. Villanelle: A French verse form consisting of five three-line stanzas and a final quatrain, with the first and third lines of the first stanza repeating alternately in the following stanzas. These two refrain lines form the final couplet in the quatrain.

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