culture clash #limericks

https://dversepoets.com/2022/10/25/poetics-the-indian-connection/

This evening Punam is hosting letting us know about the language crossover words between Indian languages and English. Punam has given a list of us to choose from I have gone with Hullabaloo, Shampoo, juggernaut and bandana. so, while India and other Hindu around the world celebrate Diwali. I have gone with a light rhyming form which I enjoy the limerick.

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There was a bear called Hullabaloo,

Who could not bear to use shampoo,

Spending his days eating honey,

Always sticky and finding it funny,

His mother knew not what to do.

 There was yoga juggernaut called Yogi,

Who was to heavy and slow to boogie,

She Took to wearing a bandana,

Before learning to play the old Johanna,

Now when she dances, no longer a rookie.

© 25/10/2022 Rog Leach

Blank page #poem

https://dversepoets.com/2022/10/20/mtb-in-a-roundabout-way/

Thank you, Luara, for a truly challenging prompt tonight here @ #dversepoetspub. it has given my brain a workout. A roundabout was the challenge. i nearly had a

BLANK PAGE

Across, across virgin snow,

As blank as the page,

My pen must walk,

Before we talk,

As blank as the page.

Why does my ink rage?

When rhyme is ad-hoc,

Driving round the twist,

Breaking my wrist,

When rhyme is ad-hoc.

When I ink this page,

My footsteps walk,

Virgin snow kissed,

Now I’m pissed*,

My footsteps walk.

Pen held in my tight fist,

Writing hard now,

No more blank page,

Without the ink’s rage,

Writing hard now.

*Pissed used in both English and American meanings.

©20/10/2022 Rog Leach

fermented farewell

tonight at #dverse we have been prompted to look at fermentation. i have not had a lot of experience of fermented food and my mind took me somewhere unexpected.

(A warning to fathers not to treat their daughters like a princess)

#Mentalhealthawareness, #dverse

Does a farewell have to ferment?

The love of life that started with smiles,

Being brewed into the contagion of hate and want,

By the bacteria of have, have, have.

And now, now, now.

Stirred with a silver spoon,

The heart of daddy’s princess,

Broken when fermented by life,

Mind Spoiled by greedy ignorance.

After daddy has gone.

Please dads don’t ferment,

Your daughters mind with,

The vinegar of giving them all,

A spoilt brat is a sauerkid (sour child)

When life takes everything away.

A fermented farewell,

Is all that awaits,

A mind expecting,

To receive it all,

Without any of life’s effort.

© 11/10/2022 rog leach   

poetry porn.

#Nationalpoetryday, #mongolianmeter, #dverse.

thank you grace for a challenging prompt this evening. here ‘#dversepoetspub.

we have been challenged to write in the traditional Mongolian meter.

Poetry our pornography,

Poison let loose in our veins,

Potential to heal or harm,

Po faced poets spitting words.

poetry dragon

Poison let loose in our veins,

Poetry dragon dancing,

Portioning words out to poets,

Posing with Passions inner fire.

Potential to heal or harm,

Pointed expressions forgiven,

Po faced poets spitting words,

Poetry our pornography.

© 06/10/2022 rog leach