Tumblewords

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Friday, October 17, 2008

Tale of the Rat



the rodent didn't read
epitasis was beyond his ken

he approached the slightly open
door of a chicken wire box

where the aroma of peanut butter
was more than he could bear

blue-green light bathed the snare
in water tones, posterized the bait

he pushed into the trap, unaware
his conclusion had been written





Thanks to Michelle at Poefusion Friday 5 for her prompt words of epitasis, blue green, snare, slightly open, conclusion

5 comments:

Bridal Magic said...

Aww...the poor fate of the rat. Enjoyable poem though! "blue-green light bathed the snare in water tones..." Excellent :)

poefusion said...

Tumblewords, all I can say is I'm glad I wasn't there to see that rat get entangled in the trap. Another genuine write. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for your comment about my blog. I'm glad you like it. Have a nice day.

poefusion said...

Almost forgot~ Love your fractal.

paisley said...

if only i was as successful at "catching" the rats that have decided to take up residence in my wood shed.......

animal lover that i am ,, i have had to draw the line this time......

what a fun way to use those words... had i not known the prompt,, i never would have noticed... perfection.....

Ben said...

loved your 'about me' description!
sometimes we inspire others just by existing... and i think you are doing it quite accurately.