It teases
with pointy ears,
purple passages.
I wait motionless
without pounce,
bat with curious paw.
Not house or field,
but valley variety,
after more than cheese.
"Like" is the hedge
that grows wild,
hides smarts.
Nasal gags me
with a spoon, whines
a mix of accent and angst.
Maybe not poetic license.
It could actually
be real.
be real.
tk/February 2015
R.A.D. is like totally...
artwork: Action Figures by Edith Vonnegut
La modern malaise---though touched with different echoes of other things to..you dance us this way and that...thanks for the great read!
ReplyDeleteThis is, forgive me, cute!!! and it made me smile, maybe its my mood; today s the parade of Children's carnival on the main street near where i live
ReplyDeletehave a nice Sunday
much love
Ha-this is very funny, Tess--I can picture this LA mouse--I especially like the stanza on using "like" as a hedge for all--that is just so very clever. And perhaps the mouse is not an accessory--oops!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I've not been around--I get busy with different prompts etc or none and don't think about it--but think what you do is terrific. K. (http://manicddaily.wordpress.com) (lately blogger doesn't let me use my wordpress ID--and this is an old google one.) k.
Oh excellent and so very funny....there's a lot written in this poem!
ReplyDeletewhen I want to frighten the pooch I need only cart up the vacuum, a true pet deterrent
ReplyDeletealmost surrealist...:)
ReplyDeleteOh.My.God. This is rad fer sure.
ReplyDeleteWitty and beguiling; always so well expressed.
ReplyDeleteVery playful. It suits the tone of the painting well!
ReplyDeleteOh what a tease of images you present, you so coyly bring her images to a new life of their own.
ReplyDeleteA fabulous poem to greet my return - so many to catch up on and enjoy! I really missed Magpie Tales!
ReplyDeleteA couple of lines of nasal gags to make the housework go quicker !
ReplyDeletehah! whatta a brilliant take for the prompt!
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a more playful side of you I liked it Tess! Hugs!
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