I’ve Had It!

Modified Tennyson imitation — nine lines with a rhyme pattern AABBCCCCC, and using four trochees per line, with a touch of surrealistic humor.

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I’ve Had It!

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don’t just stand there looking lazy
while this bunny thumps like crazy
help me fry it golden brownish
stuffing it in uncle’s sandwich
never liked that purple rabbit
acted poorly — now I’ve had it
sang off key each time I’d pet it
stole my shoes and uncle let it
now it’s lunch — and uncle ‘et‘ it

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rob kistner © 2019

 

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  • 28 thoughts on “I’ve Had It!”

    1. Crazy good, brother–it emerges as modern Tennyson, with a touch of Lewis Carroll , with a pinch of Bukowski; both bawdy and surreal. I went full frontal “ee”, and really enjoyed it.

      1. I am truly happy this made you laugh Sarah, and it makes me seriously worrief about you. This was a wonderfully crazy kinda humorous cruelty… but I enjoyed writing it, so I will accept the ramifications. Deep fried rude purple rabbit fed to a pain-in-the-ass uncle is hip gallows humor.

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